Texas Local News Coverage
Curbside tracks 21 local news markets, 262 sources, and 254 counties across Texas.
Coverage Snapshot
254
Total Counties
37
Strong
61
Covered
34
Thin
113
DMA-Only
9
Desert
39% of counties have covered or strong local news coverage. 4% are news deserts.
Local News Markets in Texas
Dallas-Fort Worth 61 sources Houston 31 sources San Antonio 25 sources Austin 19 sources El Paso 10 sources Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville 9 sources Tyler-Longview 21 sources Waco-Temple-Bryan 18 sources Lubbock 8 sources Amarillo 10 sources Beaumont-Port Arthur 9 sources Corpus Christi 9 sources Odessa-Midland 12 sources Wichita Falls-Lawton 10 sources San Angelo 7 sources Abilene-Sweetwater 18 sources Sherman-Ada 14 sources Victoria 4 sources Laredo 7 sources Lufkin-Nacogdoches 8 sources Big Spring 8 sources
Counties Needing Coverage
9 of 254 counties in Texas are news deserts with no dedicated local source.
Bowie County Camp County Cass County Harrison County Marion County Morris County Panola County Red River County
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Coverage by County
Local news coverage detail for 74 counties in Texas.
Anderson County 0 Angelina County 3 Atascosa County 0 Bastrop County 2 Bell County 2 Bexar County 17 Bowie County 0 Brazoria County 5 Brazos County 3 Burnet County 0 Caldwell County 0 Cameron County 0 Chambers County 0 Cherokee County 11 Collin County 14 Comal County 2 Coryell County 2 Dallas County 28 Denton County 14 Ector County 4 El Paso County 6 Ellis County 2 Fort Bend County 0 Galveston County 5 Grayson County 7 Gregg County 3 Guadalupe County 0 Hardin County 0 Harris County 17 Harrison County 0 Hays County 2 Henderson County 0 Hidalgo County 5 Hood County 0 Hunt County 0 Jefferson County 6 Johnson County 0 Kaufman County 2 Kendall County 0 Kerr County 0 Lamar County 0 Liberty County 1 Lubbock County 4 Maverick County 0 McLennan County 9 Medina County 0 Midland County 1 Montgomery County 0 Nacogdoches County 2 Navarro County 0 Nueces County 3 Orange County 1 Parker County 1 Polk County 2 Potter County 4 Randall County 4 Rockwall County 0 Rusk County 11 San Patricio County 1 Smith County 4 Starr County 2 Tarrant County 8 Taylor County 9 Tom Green County 2 Travis County 9 Van Zandt County 0 Victoria County 1 Walker County 1 Waller County 0 Webb County 1 Wichita County 4 Williamson County 1 Wilson County 0 Wise County 0
Strongest Coverage Areas
Dallas County 28 sources
Bexar County 17 sources
Harris County 17 sources
Collin County 14 sources
Denton County 14 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.