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Updates, original reporting, and civic stories from Houston Media Source and the communities we serve.

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Feature · June 2026

HMS Expands Global Exchange to Three New Cities

Houston Media Source has welcomed new partner stations in Lagos, Bogotá, and Manila, opening fresh pathways for community producers to share their work across continents and bring world stories home to Houston.

HMS producers celebrating a new global exchange partnership in the studio

Panelists and residents at an HMS Civic Media Forum on the city budget

Civic · June 2026

Forum Draws Record Crowd

Residents packed the latest Civic Media Forum to question city leaders on the proposed budget.

Neighborhood organizers recording a Community Voices segment

Community · May 2026

Community Voices Hits 200 Episodes

The resident-led series marks a milestone with neighbors who first stepped behind the mic.

Graduates of the HMS producer training program holding certificates

Training · May 2026

Spring Training Class Graduates

Forty new certified producers are ready to bring fresh stories to HMS-TV and radio.

Flagship Series

Houston Uncovered

Our flagship investigative and community series goes where the headlines don't — following neighborhood issues, civic decisions, and the people working to change them, with reporting rooted in the communities themselves.

Each season pairs independent journalism with the voices of residents, turning local concerns into stories the whole city can see.

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Houston Uncovered field reporter interviewing a resident on a neighborhood street

Reports

Reporting From the Ground Up

Community Reports

Neighborhood-level reporting on the schools, small businesses, parks, and people that define daily life across greater Houston.

Civic Media Updates

Plain-language coverage of elections, city hall, and public meetings, so residents can follow the decisions that shape their communities.

Newsroom Desk

Press Releases & Producer Highlights

Press Releases

HMS Net Radio Launches 24-Hour Stream — June 2026
Youth Media Lab Opens Second East End Studio — April 2026
HMS Names 2026 Community Storyteller Honorees — March 2026

Producer Highlights

Marisol Treviño — her docuseries on Gulf Coast fishing families reached audiences in four countries.
Devon Ashford — youth mentor whose students produced this season's most-watched short film.
Amara Okonkwo — host of Third Ward Stories, now syndicated to two partner stations.

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