For more than a quarter century, the silent auction benefiting the Texas Newspaper Foundation has brought a unique shopping experience to the TPA Convention and Trade Show. This year’s auction during the June 18-20 convention at the Hyatt Regency DFW Hotel will be no exception, and members are encouraged to bring items for sale and participate in the bidding.

Spur, Texas–based Paragraph Ranch Media has announced several recent personnel moves within the organization, which publishes five weekly newspapers in print and online editions, serving 10 contiguous rural counties and 15 school districts east of Lubbock.

HUNTSVILLE – The Huntsville Item has promoted general manager Traci Gallin to the top role as publisher of the paper, effective immediately.

Registration is open for the Texas Press Association Convention & Trade Show June 18-20 at the Hyatt Regency DFW Airport Hotel.

Registration forms and information are available online at www.texaspress.com.

A joint research project by three major universities shows that newspapers are highly effective disseminators of public notices, and moving the notices to government websites weakens citizen engagement with local governments.

Times Media Group (TMG), a news publisher with operations across the Southwest, and Moser Community Media – also known as Texas Local Media Company – have announced the acquisition of Moser’s portfolio of 32 newspapers serving markets throughout Texas.