HMS is global, not local-only. From Houston — one of the most diverse cities on earth — we connect communities, cultures, and creators across continents.
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Houston is a natural media commons. More than 145 languages are spoken across its neighborhoods, and nearly every culture on earth has a community here. That makes the city a rare meeting point — a place where the world's stories already share a zip code.
HMS turns that diversity into infrastructure: a shared, open platform where Houston's many communities can produce, exchange, and broadcast their stories to one another and to the world.
About HMS
We build both formal and informal partnerships — with public media organizations, independent producers, universities, and grassroots community groups abroad. Some are signed agreements; many are simply trusted relationships between people who share a belief in community media.
Through these ties, a story produced in Houston can find an audience in Lagos, Lima, or Lisbon — and theirs can find one here.
Become a Partner
Houston communities and partner regions trade stories directly — diaspora neighborhoods share with their countries of origin, and partner producers send their stories back to Houston. Connection flows in both directions, never just outward.
HMS and its global partners create programming together — series, documentaries, and live events that celebrate shared heritage and let audiences on different continents see themselves in the same frame.
Houston is preparing to welcome the world for major global events — among them the FIFA World Cup 2026. Hundreds of thousands of international visitors will arrive alongside the communities who already call Houston home.
HMS is uniquely positioned to give them a shared media platform: a place where visiting fans, international press, and local neighborhoods can tell the story of this moment together — not as outsiders and hosts, but as one global community on the same stage.
Learn About Partnership
Bring your community, your organization, or your country into the HMS network — and help build a media commons that belongs to everyone.