Texas Local News Coverage
Curbside tracks 21 local news markets, 223 sources, and 263 counties across Texas.
Coverage Snapshot
263
Total Counties
31
Strong
66
Covered
35
Thin
13
DMA-Only
118
Desert
37% of counties have covered or strong local news coverage. 45% are news deserts.
Local News Markets in Texas
Dallas-Fort Worth 56 sources Houston 30 sources San Antonio 20 sources Austin 16 sources El Paso 7 sources Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville 9 sources Tyler-Longview 20 sources Waco-Temple-Bryan 14 sources Lubbock 5 sources Amarillo 8 sources Beaumont-Port Arthur 6 sources Corpus Christi 9 sources Odessa-Midland 12 sources Wichita Falls-Lawton 7 sources San Angelo 6 sources Abilene-Sweetwater 15 sources Sherman-Ada 12 sources Victoria 4 sources Laredo 7 sources Lufkin-Nacogdoches 7 sources Big Spring 10 sources
Counties Needing Coverage
118 of 263 counties in Texas are news deserts with no dedicated local source.
Anderson County Armstrong County Atascosa County Austin County Bailey County Bandera County Bastrop County Blanco County
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Strongest Coverage Areas
Dallas County 21 sources
Collin County 14 sources
Denton County 14 sources
Harris County 13 sources
Houston County 13 sources
Methodology
Coverage tiers are based on tracked Curbside News sources at the county and sub-market level. Strong counties have multiple local sources. Covered counties have at least one local source. Thin counties have minimal coverage. Desert counties have no dedicated local source. Stories link to original publishers. Curbside does not republish full articles.