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Editors often raise red flags – or at least hesitate – at requests for business news, and often for good reason.

By Jim Pumarlo, consultant

The 88th Texas Legislature has set a record for the number of bills filed in a single session — 9,114 by the March 10 deadline. Of those, 1,086 were filed on the last day. Needless to say, your Texas Press Association legislative team is swamped as we sift through the pile and identify bills that would affect public notices in newspapers.

2023 Texas Press Association Convention & Trade Show events kick off with the Robert Burns Memorial Golf Classic at 9 a.m. Thursday, June 1, at the Forest Creek Golf Club in Round Rock.

The convention continues through Saturday, June 3, at Kalahari Resort and Conventions in Round Rock.

AUSTIN — When Ben Barnes became speaker of the Texas House early in his political career, one of his challenges was to make accommodations for accredited members of the Capitol press corps to cover the Legislature. It was not a small task.

Guest opinion by JOHN C. MORITZ, Corpus Christi Caller-Times, USA Today Network - Texas

KERRVILLE – Former Kerrville Daily Times Advertising Director Jennifer McCullough has returned to the newspaper as publisher.

She succeeded Carlina Villalpando Daugherty, who left to relocate to Abilene with her husband, Dr. Stephen Daugherty.

New hires, promotions and other staff changes at Texas newspapers as reported in the March edition of the Texas Press Messenger

JOHN R. MOSES, Corpus Christi Caller-Times

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Texas Press Messenger

a monthly newspaper featuring the latest news in the Texas newspaper industry and beyond; the official voice of the Texas Press Association since 1926

TPA e-Newsletter

helpful information publishers need to know, the latest TPA membership news and event information, sent directly to your inbox once each month

Texas Newspaper Directory

the annual directory of all paid-circulation newspapers in Texas; identifies key managers, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, Web addresses and circulation; lists newspapers by county and group ownership; includes Associate Members, Board Members, TPA Staff and a list of all press associations

Winners' Circle

a publication of the annual Texas Better Newspaper Contest results

State Capital Highlights

a weekly aggregation of news about state government; available by subscription for member newspapers to publish

Law and the Media in Texas

online handbook for journalists on newsgathering, public access and ethical and legal issues, written by David McHam; co-sponsored by TPA and the Texas Association of Broadcasters