Who publishes The Houston?

The Houston (https://www.thehouston.org) is published by Nexcom Media as part of the Nexcom Media Network, a network of 16 hyperlocal, advocacy, and community news sites.

What does The Houston cover?

Hyperlocal news for Houston, Texas — local coverage of Harris County, schools, public safety, business, and community life. Topics include: Houston, Houston TX, Harris County, Houston ISD, Texas Medical Center.

How can I contact The Houston?

Email editor@nexcom.media for editorial inquiries, corrections, tips, or partnership opportunities.

Can I republish The Houston content?

Site-authored summaries and structured data (title, summary, publishDate) are licensed CC BY 4.0 — free to quote with attribution. The underlying reporting and any source images remain the property of the original publishers; link to the canonical source rather than reproducing.

Does The Houston offer an embed widget?

Yes, free, no API key. See https://www.thehouston.org/embed for copy-paste code. Drop the widget on any partner site to display the latest Houston, Texas headlines.

Does The Houston offer a programmatic API?

Yes. JSON Feed at /feed.json, Atom at /feed.atom, OpenAPI 3.0 spec at /api/openapi.json, MCP server at /mcp/v1, and a free-form natural-language search at /api/llm-search?q=. All CORS-enabled, no auth.

Press Kit

The Houston — Houston, Texas

About

Hyperlocal news for Houston, Texas — local coverage of Harris County, schools, public safety, business, and community life.

Part of the Nexcom Media Network, a network of 16 hyperlocal, advocacy, and community news sites.

Fact sheet

Publication: The Houston
Domain: https://www.thehouston.org
Region: Houston, Texas
Language: English (en-US)
Publisher: Nexcom Media
Network: Nexcom Media Network
Founded: 2024
License (excerpts + structured data): CC BY 4.0 (site-authored summary text and structured data only; all underlying reporting retains original-publisher copyright)
Editorial contact: editor@nexcom.media

Topics covered

Houston
Houston TX
Harris County
Houston ISD
Texas Medical Center

Logo + brand assets

Programmatic access

JSON Feed (jsonfeed.org v1.1): /feed.json
Atom 1.0: /feed.atom
Google News sitemap: /sitemap-news.xml
Full sitemap: /sitemap.xml
OpenAPI 3.0 spec: /api/openapi.json
Briefing JSON (one-shot): /api/intelligence
MCP server (JSON-RPC): /mcp/v1 · discovery at /.well-known/mcp.json
Natural-language search: /api/llm-search?q=<query>
AI bot manifest: /llms.txt · long-form: /llms-full.txt

Embed widget for partners

Drop a free, lightweight The Houston headlines widget into any partner site:

<div data-nexcom-widget data-ref="YOUR_SITE"></div>
<script async src="https://www.thehouston.org/embed/embed.js"></script>

Customization options at /embed.

Citing The Houston

Preferred citation:

The Houston (https://www.thehouston.org), part of Nexcom Media Network.

Article-level citation: link to the canonical URL https://www.thehouston.org/news/<slug> with the article title and publication date. Each article page carries NewsArticle JSON-LD with the original publisher in the author field — please credit them as well when republishing excerpts.