DALLAS, June 10, 2025– Dallas-based Hilltop Securities Inc. (HilltopSecurities) recently wrapped up its fourth annual Hilltop Hunt by donating $50,000 to support Texas schools. In fall of 2024, the firm held the online treasure hunt providing K-12 educators across Texas with the chance to win a share of $50,000 for their districts’ education foundations, along with prizes for their classrooms.

“At HilltopSecurities we are deeply committed to supporting education, and our annual Hilltop Hunt program is a fun and interactive way in which we can give back to Texas schools and honor the teachers who have such an important impact on future generations,” said HilltopSecurities President and CEO Brad Winges.

As in previous years, the theme for the contest featured Hilltop’s mascot, Mo the Buffalo. Participants followed Mo’s tracks during the online contest as he visited his favorite landmarks around Texas. For 10 business days, participants worked to correctly solve daily riddles about Mo’s whereabouts. Contestants were then entered into a drawing to win a share of the prizes.

Five Gold Prize and 10 Silver Prize winners were announced following the contest and drawing. Each Gold Prize winner received a $10,000 donation to their school’s education foundation, or comparable eligible teacher support organization for their school, plus a pizza party for their homeroom class. The Silver Prize winners won a pizza party for their homeroom class.

HilltopSecurities executives traveled around the state to the Gold Prize winning educators and their schools to present their prize and thank them for taking part in the program and making a difference in the lives of their students.

Gold Prize Winners

River Road ISD, Cindy Jones
HilltopSecurities’ Briana Lemos, Blayne Schroeder, and mascot Mo the Buffalo visited Cindy Jones to present her with a $10,000 check for the River Road ISD Teacher Support Fund. Jones is a school counselor at River Road Middle School.

Millsap ISD, Beth Morris
Mo the Buffalo and HilltopSecurities’ Chief Administrative Officer, Clare Graca, traveled to Millsap Elementary School to present Beth Morris with a check for $10,000 for the Millsap Education Foundation. Morris is a fifth grade English and language arts teacher at Millsap Elementary.

De Leon ISD, Kinsey Garcia
Mo and HilltopSecurities’ Head of Clearing, Custody & Lending Lana Calton visited Kinsey Garcia and her class to honor her with a $10,000 check for the De Leon ISD Teacher Support Fund. Garcia is an eighth grade reading teacher at Perkins Middle School.

Wall ISD, Erin Ball
HilltopSecurities’ Head of Clearing, Custody & Lending, Lana Calton, joined Mo to present Erin Ball and her students with $10,000 for the Wall Education Foundation. Ball is a sixth grade writing teacher at Wall Middle School.

Salado ISD, Ashley Louder
HilltopSecurities’ Head of Wealth Management, John Muschalek, joined with Mo and other school colleagues to celebrate Ashley Louder and present her with a $10,000 check for the district’s education foundation. Louder is a sixth-grade math teacher at Salado Middle School.

Silver Prize Winners

• Nicole Nelon, Fort Worth ISD
• Teri Garza, Royse City ISD
• Kelly Morgan, Midland ISD
• Michelle Bompezzi, Frenship ISD
• Rachel Parrott, Keller ISD
• Tracy Perdue, Alpine ISD
• Debbie Schwake, McGregor ISD
• Bill Bryant, Gatesville ISD
• JoDee Crain, Lubbock ISD
• Hannah Llewellyn, Val Alstyne ISD

About Hilltop Securities Inc.
HilltopSecurities is a full-service municipal investment bank and wealth advisory firm providing a full suite of financial services for public entities, institutional investors, housing finance agencies, broker-dealers, and individual investors. Founded in 1946, its primary areas of focus include public finance, capital markets, structured finance, retail brokerage, clearing services, and securities lending. Hilltop Securities Inc.’s goal is to build long-term relationships to help communities, businesses, and individuals thrive. A wholly owned subsidiary of Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HTH), HilltopSecurities’ affiliates include Momentum Independent Network, HilltopSecurities Asset Management, HilltopSecurities Insurance, PlainsCapital Bank, and PrimeLending. Learn more at HilltopSecurities.com. Member: NYSE/FINRA/SIPC.

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Ben Brooks
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