| Founder(s) | Paul Carroll Edwards (1882–1962) |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Scripps-Howard |
| Staff writers | 320 (1963)[1] |
| Launched | Vol. 1, no. 1; September 25, 1911 |
| Ceased publication | Vol. 53, no. 153; March 20, 1964 (52-year run) |
| Headquarters | 1928–1964: 2001–2015 Rusk Street (at Chartres Street) Houston, Texas |
| Circulation | 90,400 (1963)[1] |
| OCLC number | 14353651 |
The Houston Press was a Scripps Howard daily afternoon newspaper, founded in 1911, in Houston, Texas.[2] Under the leadership of founding editor Paul C. Edwards (1911–16), Marcellus E. Foster, known as "Mefo" (1927–37), and George Carmack (1946–64), the newspaper developed a reputation for flashy stories about violence and sex and for exposés of political malfeasance. It ceased publication in 1964.[3]