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.

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.

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.