-- SAN ANTONIO, TX - April 2026 - Stride Pest Control has earned First Place for Best San Antonio Pest Control Service in the 2026 YourSA San Antonio Express-News Readers' Choice Awards, the city's largest annual community recognition program. The award is determined entirely by public vote - San Antonio residents nominate their favorites during a nomination period, and finalists advance to a voting round where the community selects winners across more than 170 categories. More than 170,000 voters participated in recent award cycles, with individuals allowed to cast one vote per day throughout the voting window. The San Antonio Express-News, a Hearst publication and South Texas's largest daily newspaper, publishes the official results in a dedicated special section.
Stride was selected as the best San Antonio pest control service over a competitive field that included ABC Home & Commercial Services (second place), Worldwide Pest Control (third place), HomeTeam Pest Defense, and Joonbug Pest Control.
"This award came directly from the people we serve every day, and that makes it personal for our whole team," said Alex Randall, owner and Certified Operator of Stride Pest Control's San Antonio location. "We don't run campaigns for these things. Our customers showed up because we showed up for them. When someone trusts you to walk into their home, you take that seriously. That's the only strategy we've ever had."
The recognition lands six years into Stride's San Antonio operation, which Randall launched in January 2020. Building a pest control company during a pandemic meant figuring out how to earn trust when people were cautious about letting anyone through their front door. The team leaned into what they could control: thorough inspections, clear communication, and showing up when they said they would. That approach has translated into 736 five-star Google reviews from San Antonio-area customers, a number that continues to grow weekly.
Randall holds both Termite and General Pest Control Operator certifications from the Texas Department of Agriculture and the EPA. The San Antonio pest control service operates under TDA Commercial Business License TPCL #827449, covering Pest and Termite categories. Raul Ramos serves as the team's second Certified Applicator, holding both Pest and Termite certifications. The Certified Applicator designation represents the highest level of TDA licensing, requiring extensive examination and demonstrated field expertise beyond the standard technician credential. Both the Better Business Bureau and the Texas Department of Agriculture maintain active records for the San Antonio operation - the BBB file shows an A+ rating with zero complaints, and TDA records confirm active licensing and insurance through 2026.
Every service member at Stride completes full background checks and drug screenings before they're assigned to a route. The company requires protective shoe covers inside every home and exceeds TDA's minimum annual training requirements across the board. These aren't marketing bullet points - they're conditions of maintaining QualityPro certification, the pest management industry's most rigorous accreditation program. Administered by the Foundation for Professional Pest Management and endorsed by the National Pest Management Association, QualityPro requires adherence to 16 service and business standards that go beyond state and federal requirements. Stride also holds the companion GreenPro certification, which validates a reduced-risk Integrated Pest Management approach that prioritizes non-chemical methods like exclusion and habitat modification before targeted product application.
Stride backs every service agreement with a same-day service guarantee - calls received before 3:00 PM are serviced that day - and a satisfaction guarantee that includes free re-service for any covered issues between scheduled treatments. If multiple treatments fail to resolve the same problem, the company offers a full refund, though ownership notes that scenario has never occurred.
The YourSA award is the latest in a series of community-driven recognitions for Stride. The Austin and Round Rock operations earned First Place for Best Pest Control Company in the 2025 Best of Round Rock Awards, a program organized by Round the Rock in partnership with the Round Rock Chamber of Commerce and the City of Round Rock's "Shop the Rock" initiative. That program drew 50,000 votes across 191 categories featuring 943 businesses, with winners determined entirely by public vote with IP tracking for fraud prevention. Stride also received the Platinum Award - the highest recognition tier - in the Round Rock Community Votes 2025 program and was named a Trust Analytics Top 10 Austin Pest Control Company.
Across all locations and review platforms, Stride Pest Control carries a 4.9-star average backed by more than 2,400 reviews. The Austin and Round Rock locations hold a combined 1,490-plus Google reviews and 185 Yelp reviews. The company maintains active memberships with the National Pest Management Association, the Texas Pest Control Association, the Round Rock Chamber of Commerce, and the Cedar Park Chamber of Commerce, and has attended NPMA's Pest World conference in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Michael Honeycutt, the company's Office Manager, holds the Associate Certified Entomologist credential from the Entomological Society of America, a designation requiring five or more years of experience and comprehensive examination in entomology principles.
Stride Pest Control is a family-owned pest management company serving homes and businesses across Central Texas from offices in Austin, Round Rock, and San Antonio. The company offers general pest control, termite control and inspections, rodent control with interior trapping and exterior exclusion, mosquito control, bed bug treatment, and flea, tick, and chigger services. All service agreements include ongoing maintenance with unlimited free re-services between scheduled visits. Free inspections and consultations are available at all locations.
For more information about Stride Pest Control's San Antonio services, visit stridepestcontrol.com or call (210) 547-8410. The San Antonio office is open Monday through Saturday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
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Name: Stride Pest Control
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Organization: Stride Pest Control
Address: 3501 Pin Oak Dr #110, San Antonio, Texas 78229, United States
Phone: +1-210-547-8410
Website: https://www.stridepestcontrol.com/san-antonio-pest-control/general-pest-control/
Release ID: 89188588