The Houston Landing NewsGuild will continue to bargain for a fair exit package this week with company lawyer Steve Moss — who represents the Houston Landing’ and its board of directors — and director of people Susie Hermsen. Here’s how last week went for our members.

The Landing may be closing, but don't count us out just yet! Next Friday, May 9, I will be taking part in a panel discussion about LGBTQ+ voices in journalism. Very grateful to NLGJA Houston & the Greater Houston LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce for partnering on this important event!

Houston Landing took home 13 awards from Texas Managing Editors last weekend! I couldn't be prouder of the hard work my Houston Landing colleagues have put in over the past year. My latest! (and no, the irony is not lost on me 🫠) houstonlanding.org/houston-landin…

Two years ago today, Miranda Dunlap and I started Houston Landing on the very same day. I still can’t believe this place will soon close its doors, but I’m so lucky to have made long life friends along the way. ❤️

“It’s likely the award will be the Landing’s last. The nonprofit newsroom learned earlier this month that it will cease operations on May 15 due to financial issues.” It’s been an honor Houston Landing. Fitting we’re going down swinging. (houstonlanding.org/houston-landin…)

Houston Landing Forever.

Today is my two year anniversary at Houston Landing. It’s also the day our newsroom is closing. Houston Landing, you have given me so much. More than anything else, I am grateful.

Harvey Fierstein – through tears – just gave an all-timer kind of acceptance speech while accepting his Lifetime Tony Award "There is nothing quite like bathing in the applause of a curtain call, but when I bow, I bow to the audience...with gratitude, knowing that without them I

Nearly two years ago, I moved my life across the country to take a chance on the Houston Landing. While I hate the way things ended, I don't regret coming here for a second. I became a better reporter and writer and gained new skills. Here is why you should hire me:

Very Surly i rounded up a few here: chron.com/culture/articl…

Too many em dashes? What’s next? too much love? too much joy?

“The rushing, still-rising water had lifted the house off its pillars. It was afloat.  And then it wasn’t.” A gut-wrenching account of both survival and unimaginable loss in the wake of the Hill Country floods. texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…

Sad news: Robert M. Stein, influential Rice University political scientist, dies at 75 houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

proud friend moment!!! Miranda Dunlap is so very deserving of this award 🫶🏼

House Speaker Melissa Minor-Brown opposed a proposed 1.2-gigawatt data center near #DelawareCity after a tense town hall raised more questions than answers. "I'm calling on my county council to say no,” she said, drawing cheers from the audience. #NetDE spotlightdelaware.org/2025/07/25/hou…

This week, Delaware leaders are weighing big decisions: ⚓ Leadership at the Port of Wilmington 💰 A proposed student tax at UD 🏥 Financing for a new hospital campus These meetings are open to the public — and you have a seat at the table. spotlightdelaware.org/2025/07/27/get…

Spotlight Delaware is growing.🌱 We’ve launched a new three-person reporting team focused on Kent and Sussex counties, expanding access to free, local journalism for more than 460,000 residents.

Deputy Editor Tim Carlin and Reporter Maggie Reynolds were in Smyrna yesterday for a Pop-Up Newsroom at Duck Creek Regional Library. Residents shared concerns about school taxes, impact fees and difficulties getting information from town leaders.

After months of publicly opposing offshore wind projects across the Eastern Seaboard, the Trump administration announced last week that it intends to revoke US Wind's plans for a wind farm off the Delmarva coast. My latest w/ Maddy Lauria: spotlightdelaware.org/2025/08/26/tru…