COLUMBUS – Larry Jackson of La Grange is serving as interim publisher for the Colorado County Citizen.
He is filling in while Granite publications searches for a new publisher, a new managing editor and other staff positions.
Daniel Philhower, vice president of operations at Granite Publications, manager of The Citizen, announced the changes.

TPA members are reminded PS Form 3526, Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation, must be filed by Sept. 30 with the post office where newspapers are mailed. In addition, the statement must be published during the month of October.

Two Texas Capitol aides who worked tirelessly to help craft open government legislation protecting the people’s right to know will receive the James Madison Award presented by the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas.

Obituaries published in the September 2019 edition of the Texas Press Messenger.

Promotions, staff additions at Texas newspapers.

Texas Press Association's 106th president, John Harold Crawford, died July 26 in Dallas. He was 91.
Crawford, former editor of the Denison Herald and owner of the Wood County Democrat and Pottsboro Press, served as president of TPA in 1983-84. He was also active in the North and East Texas Press Association, which honored him with the Sam C. Holloway award in 1981.