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

Obituaries published in the March 2023 edition the Texas Press Messenger.

Teresa Lavonne Hair Phillips

The 2022 Texas Better Newspaper Contest entry platform closes at 10 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20.
Contest information, including rules regarding eligibility and contest entry formats, is available for download on the TPA contest page. 

March 1 is the deadline to submit nominations for Texas Press Association awards to be presented at the 2023 Convention and Trade Show June 1-3 at the Kalahari Resort in Round Rock.

The honors include:

• Fred Hartman Award for Outstanding Sports Writing