Complex sentence: For 2004, the Express-News earned its first ever Newspaper of the Year honors from the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors as the best daily paper among Texas' big cities beatting competitors in Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth and Austin.
Split into simpler sentences: For 2004, the Express-News earned its first ever Newspaper of the Year honors from the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors. The Express-News was honored the best daily paper in its big-city circulation category, topping competitors in Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth and Austin.