Houston Press (Scripps Howard)
| Founder(s) | Paul Carroll Edwards (1882–1962) |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Scripps-Howard |
| Staff writers | 320 (1963) |
| 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) |
| OCLC number | 14353651 |
The Houston Press was a Scripps Howard daily afternoon newspaper, founded in 1911, in Houston, Texas. 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.