Overview
Houston Landing was an independent, nonpartisan news organization that served our city from February 2023 to May 2025. The digital newsroom focused on deeply reported journalism about issues that matter most to Houston residents. Over two years, they published thousands of stories reaching millions of readers across our region. The organization recently won dozens of journalism awards for their reporting on local government, community issues, and civic matters. Houston Landing ceased operations in May 2025 due to financial challenges, but their work highlighted how independent journalism can spark change and transform communities. Their stories covered everything from city council decisions to neighborhood concerns, helping residents stay informed about local politics, education, housing, and community developments. Even though Houston Landing has closed, their published content remains available online under a Creative Commons license, meaning other news outlets can republish their stories for free. This helps ensure their reporting continues to serve our community. For residents who valued independent local journalism, Houston Landing's closure represents a loss of one voice holding local leaders accountable. Their work showed how dedicated reporting can uncover important stories and help residents understand complex civic issues affecting their neighborhoods, schools, and daily lives.
Why it matters
Who gets included matters. Who gets heard matters. Who benefits from the decisions made in your city matters. Inclusion isn't just a value — it's a measure of how well a community is actually working. When more people are in the room, better decisions get made. For everyone.
“Houston Landing provided independent local journalism for our city from 2023-2025, covering civic issues that matter to residents before closing due to financia”
Who this is for
You've felt left out or overlooked
Find organizations and resources that center people who are often pushed to the margins.
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Deepen your understanding of systemic barriers and the work being done to dismantle them.
You want your community to be more inclusive
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To our readers and supporters:
Today, May 15, 2025, Houston Landing says goodbye.
After more than two years of producing independent, nonpartisan, deeply reported journalism, we have ceased operations due to financial challenges. While this outcome is disappointing, I also feel an immense amount of gratitude and pride in what our team built and accomplished.
When Houston Landing launched in February 2023, we set out to make Houston better, one story at a time. Since then, we’ve published thousands of stories that reached millions of readers, spotlighting issues that matter most to Houstonians.
This final chapter has been among our most meaningful. In just the last month, our newsroom was honored with dozens of awards and recognitions — celebrating the courage, integrity and impact of our reporting. These honors affirm what we’ve always known: outstanding journalism can spark change, uncover truth and transform communities.
We are deeply proud of what we built. But more than anything, we’re grateful for your trust, readership and belief in our mission.
Though this is goodbye, we know the work will live on in every journalist who refuses to look away and in every reader who demands better.
With sincere gratitude,Peter Bhatia, CEO, Houston Landing
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by Peter Bhatia / Chief executive officer, Houston Landing May 16, 2025
Peter Bhatia is the chief executive officer of the Houston Landing. He is a media industry veteran who has overseen Pulitzer-Prize winning journalism and digital advances at news sites across the country.... More by Peter Bhatia / Chief executive officer
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