''Angleton Times'' was a newspaper headquartered in
Angleton, Texas.
The newspaper, initially based in
Velasco, Texas
Velasco was a town in Texas, United States, that was later merged with the city of Freeport by an election conducted by eligible voters of both municipalities on February 9, 1957. The consolidation effort passed by a margin of 17 votes. Founded i ...
, was established in 1892. Originally it was published five times per week.
The ''
Houston Chronicle
The ''Houston Chronicle'' is the largest daily newspaper in Houston, Texas, United States. , it is the third-largest newspaper by Sunday circulation in the United States, behind only ''The New York Times'' and the ''Los Angeles Times''. With i ...
'' stated that the publication was established in Angleton in 1893,
and the ''
Handbook of Texas
The ''Handbook of Texas'' is a comprehensive encyclopedia of Texas geography, history, and historical persons published by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA).
History
The original ''Handbook'' was the brainchild of TSHA President ...
'' stated that the publication moved to that city circa 1894. Its publication frequency became five times per week after the move.
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Decline and closure
At the end of its life, Southern Newspapers Inc. owned the publication.[ Circa 1999 the newspaper reduced its publishing schedule to two days per week, Wednesday and Saturday.]Brazosport Facts
The ''Brazosport Facts'' is the largest daily newspaper for Brazoria County, Texas, a part of the Greater Houston area. The newspaper is owned by Southern Newspapers Inc., and began in 1913.
History
The paper was started by printer Roy Ruffin ...
'' had an Angleton circulation of 4,000, and there were 730 people/entities who/which subscribed to both newspapers.[
The newspaper closed in 2004. At the time it had 14 employees, with six being part-time and the rest being full-time. Russell Burnett Jr. was the publisher at the time of closing. The newspaper owners gave severance packages to the majority of employees while ''The Facts'' gave jobs to the other five.][ The latter publication obtained the reader list of the ''Angleton Times'',][ and the former ''Angleton Times'' office became the Angleton office of ''The Facts''.][
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Angleton, Texas
Newspapers published in Greater Houston
Brazoria County, Texas
1892 establishments in Texas
2004 disestablishments in Texas
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