The Brownsville Herald

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The Brownsville Herald is a newspaper based in Brownsville, Texas, United States, circulating in the Cameron County area.

The Brownsville Herald
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)AIM Media Texas
PublisherStephan Wingert
EditorMichael Rodriguez
Opinion editorCarlos Rodriguez
FoundedJuly 4, 1892; 132 years ago (1892-07-04) (as the Daily Herald)
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters222 N. Expressway 77/83, Suite 176, Brownsville, Texas, U.S. 78521[1]
Circulation6,283 (as of 2023)[2]
Sister newspapersEl Nuevo Heraldo
ISSN0894-2064
Websitemyrgv.com/the-brownsville-herald

History

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Jesse O. Wheeler, a newspaperman from Victoria,[3] purchased Brownsville's Cosmopolitan newspaper in 1892 and renamed it the Brownsville Herald. In early years, the paper voiced concern for the need of a railroad connection to the north and a bridge to the nearby city of Matamoros, Mexico.[4] A bridge opened in 1910.

It was owned by Freedom Communications until 2012, after Freedom filed for bankruptcy.[5] Its papers in Texas — the Herald, Odessa American, Valley Morning Star of Harlingen, El Nuevo Heraldo, The Monitor of McAllen, The Mid Valley Town Crier of Weslaco, Coastal Current of South Padre Island, and a variety of other weekly and monthly publications — were sold to AIM Media Texas.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "contact us". The Brownsville Herald.
  2. ^ "2023 Texas Newspaper Directory". Texas Press Association. Archived from the original on 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  3. ^ "Inquiring minds make meal out of Valley history nuggets". Brownsvilleherald.com. 1993-03-13. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  4. ^ Garza, Alicia A. & Long, Christopher. "BROWNSVILLE, TX". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  5. ^ de la Merced, Michael (2009-09-01). "Freedom Communications Files for Bankruptcy". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
  6. ^ "AIM Media Texas, LLC acquires Texas newspapers". Oaoa.com. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
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