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.
The three-day event includes the annual trade show, the Hall of Fame and Golden 50 Award luncheon and a full slate of industry sessions, as well as an excursion to the American Airlines CR Smith Flight Museum.
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.
“The study says exactly what the Texas Press Association has been telling lawmakers for decades: notices in newspapers actually get noticed,” said Mike Hodges, executive director of TPA. “Moving notices to government websites hurts public awareness and involvement. That is good only for officials who want to push something through with minimal opposition.”
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.
Officials with both companies said the acquisition, effective March 2, marks Times Media Group’s formal expansion into Texas and reinforces both organizations’ shared commitment to strengthening local journalism and serving communities with trusted, independent reporting.
MARBLE FALLS – The Burnet Bulletin has moved to the office of The Highlander in downtown Marble Falls.
Since the office space has been consolidated Burnet area residents who need to do business in person may now come to the Marble Falls location.
According to Highlander and Burnet Bulletin General Manager James Jones, the Bulletin newspaper will continue to publish as always.
“Our goal is to provide the same quality reporting, advertising services and resources our readers have come to expect both in print and online,” Jones said.
The Houston Chronicle is making a $10 million investment in a modern printing press, capable of churning out new editions of regional and national newspapers for the next half century.
The new Goss Uniliner press, built over the past year in the room that used to store reams of paper, began printing most Chronicle print jobs in late January.
By DUG BEGLEY, Houston Chronicle
TPA members have until Friday, Feb. 13, to enter the 2025 Texas Better Newspaper Contest.
Contest managers should register and upload entries on the TPA page of the ACES contest website. Instructions, rules and other information are available on the TPA website.
Texas Press Association is seeking nominations for awards to be presented at the 2026 TPA Convention & Trade Show June 18-20 at the Hyatt Regency DFW Airport Hotel.
The honors include:
• Texas Newspaper Hall of Fame
Behind every data point is a story waiting to be told. To help members tell that story to their local business communities, the Texas Press Association is providing a powerful new member benefit thanks to a new partnership with Pulse Research.
Pulse helps sales representatives lead with insights rather than ad rates, showing local businesses exactly how each newspaper’s audience is made up of their future customers. Click here to access the TPA Resource Page.
MERCEDES – The Mercedes Enterprise made a major move to continue providing news coverage in Mercedes and throughout the Rio Grande Valley with a transfer of ownership from Mid-Valley Publishers to Valleywood Publications, a company owned by Mercedes Enterprise Editor Raul Garcia Jr.
Roger and Ashlee Estlack of Clarendon have acquired the Red River Sun in Childress from Hicks Media LLA.
The sale brings the Sun under the management of the Texas Panhandle’s oldest newspaper, although the two papers will continue to be separate publications.
The Red River Sun covers Childress, Collingsworth, and Hall Counties and combines the heritages of The Childress Index, The Wellington Leader, and the Memphis Democrat / Hall County Herald.
The Estlacks took over management of the paper Dec. 1 and the sale was finalized Dec. 31.