Obituaries published in the May 2023 edition of the Texas Press Messenger.

Roger Dewayne Cline

Roger Dewayne Cline, 54, managing editor of the Big Spring Herald, died April 19 in San Angelo following heart surgery.

AUSTIN — Texas Newspaper Foundation announced the selection of three exemplary journalists — Dave Campbell (deceased), Suzanne Bardwell (deceased), and Larry C. Jackson (retired)— into the Texas Newspaper Foundation Hall of Fame for the year 2023.

AUSTIN — It’s a perfectly natural question for an editor to ask an Austin journalist at this point in an odd-numbered year, when the Legislature passes the halfway point in its biennial session: “What’s going on in the Capitol?”

The TPA Convention and Trade Show June 1-3 in Round Rock includes a trade show featuring top vendors showing off their products and services, informative general sessions, networking opportunities, a hospitality event with live entertainment and awards ceremonies honoring the best in the Texas newspaper industry.

The TPA Silent Auction provides convention attendees a unique shopping experience and an opportunity to contribute to Texas Center for Community Journalism programs for new and mid-career community journalists.

An Austin band with deep roots in vintage country music, 3 Chord Rodeo, is featured entertainment for the TPA Convention and Trade Show hospitality event on Friday evening, June 2.

The annual convention and trade show is scheduled June 1-3 at the Kalahari Resort in Round Rock.