Lavaca County celebrated a remarkable milestone recently as Henry Joe Jasek began his 70th year in journalism.

By MICHELLE PRICE, Halletsville Tribune-Herald

(Industry news as reported in Texas Newspapers and published in the December edition of the Texas Press Messenger.)

Beaumont Enterprise marks 145th anniversary

BEAUMONT – The Beaumont Enterprise has marked 145 years of publishing under the current name.

The Headliners Foundation of Texas presented Daily News Editor Michael A. Smith with the Charles E. Green Award for Opinion Writing.

“Each year the foundation recognizes the best — the journalists who report and write outstanding stories, take riveting photos and design content for impact and accessibility — with the Charles E. Green Award,” according to the organization.

Promotions, new hires and other employment news reported in Texas newspapers and published in the December 2025 edition of the Texas Press Messenger.

ALEXANDRA MONTOYA

Marlin Democrat, Rosebud News

(Obituaries published in the December 2025 edition of the Texas Press Messenger) 

JOHN GRAVOIS

DALLAS – John Gravois, a man whose passion for journalism shaped both the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s political coverage and the reporters who worked for him, died on Nov. 11. He was 67.

Rules are available online for the 2025 Texas Better Newspaper Contest, which opens for entries Jan. 19.

For a second year, the contest will allow online content to be submitted as entries in writing and photography categories. In addition, the rules specify AI generated or AI modified/enhanced content is not eligible for submission.