The 17th Tejano Music Awards were held on , and aired on television on . They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. The Tejano Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony recognizing Tejano musicians.
The Hometown Boys entered the awards ceremony with five nominations. Juan P. Moreno had ten nominations.
The awards ceremony took place at the Alamodome with performances from Emilio; Ruben and Alfonso Ramos; Jay Pérez; Elida Reyna; Nydia Rojas; Ricardo Castillon; Michael Salgado; Elsa Garcia; Gary Hobbs; Jennifer y Los Jetz; and Patsy Torres. An audience of more than 30,000 people viewed the awards live, with awards presented by Rudy R. Trevino, Oscar G., Miss San Antonio, and Ram Herrera.
There were 16 categories included in the 1997 awards ceremony.