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PNRC releases new public notice house ads

The Public Notice Resource Center has created a suite of print and web ads promoting public notice. The campaign promotes public notice advertising as interesting and important content available in newspapers and, most significantly, on newspaper websites.
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Texas Gulf Coast Press Association releases contest results

Winners in the Texas Gulf Coast Press Association newspaper contest were announced at the group's 84th convention in Sugar Land.
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South Texas Press Association contest results

Winners in the South Texas Press Association newspaper contest were announced at the group's 96th annual convention in Corpus Christi.

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Panhandle Press Association gathers for 112th convention

HEREFORD — The Panhandle Press Association gathered in March for its 112th annual meeting.
The convention opened with a luncheon on Friday with Austin Lewter of the Texas Center for Community Journalism and a review of what services are offered by the TCCJ. An afternoon session focused on the use of podcasts and Facebook Live to connect with a wider audience and as a possible revenue source. Friday evening, the PPA was welcomed with a reception at the new offices of the Hereford Brand before returning to the new Hereford Civic Center for the Hall of Fame banquet.

WTPA, NETPA members meet for second joint convention

HAMILTON – Golfers teed up at the Perry Golf Course Thursday morning, April 7, and later journalists from the North and East Texas Press Association and the West Texas Press Association were welcomed to the Circle T Resort in Hamilton for their second joint convention.

Members of the two regional press associations opened the convention that evening with a meal from Wenzel Lone Star Meat Company.

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Obituaries published in the May 2022 edition of the Texas Press Messenger.

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Sam Fore Keach inducted into Friends of The Daily Texan Hall of Fame

AUSTIN – A delegation of South Texas Press Association members joined family, friends and colleagues of the late Sam Fore Keach as he was inducted into the Friends of the Daily Texan Hall of Fame April 8.
The induction ceremonies were part of the annual awards program and dinner held on the campus of The University of Texas. The awards are sponsored annually by the Friends of The Daily Texan, a nonprofit group established in 2013 to support journalistic quality and a strong future in a digital world for The Daily Texan, student newspaper at the University of Texas at Austin.

Texas journalists can now reap benefits of using drones

What you need to know before taking flight
A cheaper, safer and more innovative way of reporting from the Texas skies has become available after a federal court struck down a state law that threatened civil and criminal penalties for using drones for newsgathering.

By Michael J. Lambert,
Media/First Amendment Attorney, Haynes and Boone, LLP in Austin

Silent auction to offer unique shopping experience

AUSTIN – Plans are underway to make the 2022 silent auction benefiting the Texas Newspaper Foundation a unique shopping experience.
The auction is part of the annual TPA Convention & Trade Show, scheduled July 28 - 30 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton San Marcos Hotel Conference Center & Spa.
The auction is displayed in the trade show hall, along with dozens of vendors introducing products, services and software designed for the newspaper industry.

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