Question: What is the oldest continuously operating newspaper in Texas?
Answer: Galveston’s The Daily News, which issued its first edition on April 11, 1842, is the oldest continuously operating newspaper in Texas. The first telephone line in Texas was installed between the newspaper’s office and the home of its publisher, Col. A. H. Belo. In 1885, Belo founded a sister publication, The Dallas Morning News. The newspaper has been owned by the prominent Moody family and Oveta Culp Hobby, the widow of Gov. William P. Hobby. In 1993, the publication was renamed The Galveston County Daily News, reflecting a focus on the broader region. In 2004, it merged with the Texas City Sun, whose office became the new company’s headquarters.
