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''El Día'' was a
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newspaper published in
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by El Día, Inc. The company's offices are in
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. The newspaper, which began in 1982,Sanz, Alex.
Longtime Spanish-language newspaper ends publication
." ''
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''. September 6, 2009. Retrieved on May 22, 2010.
focused on the
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Hispanic community,
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. Each newspaper had 56 pages. The newspaper had articles, celebrity coverage, comic strips, and locally written columns such as "Love Doctor." ''El Días principal competitor was the newspaper ''Rumbo'', which opened in late August 2004. The newspaper closed in 2009. Carlos Munoz, a former reporter for the newspaper, said that the newspaper was too expensive to publish.
KHOU-TV KHOU (channel 11) is a television station in Houston, Texas, United States, affiliated with CBS. It is owned by Tegna Inc. alongside Conroe-licensed Quest station KTBU (channel 55). Both stations share studios on Westheimer Road near Uptown ...
said that the end of the newspaper left "thousands of Spanish-speaking residents without a daily voice." The parent company of ''El Día'', now La Subasta Inc.,Inicio
" '. Retrieved on May 22, 2010.
continues to publish ', a classified paper.


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Hispanics and Latinos in Houston The Hispanic population in Houston is increasing as more immigrants from Latin American countries come to work in the area. As of 2006 the city has the third-largest Hispanic population in the United States. As of 2011, the city is 44% Hispanic. ...


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''El Día''
(Archive)
''La Subasta''
Hispanic and Latino American culture in Houston Newspapers published in Houston Publications established in 1982 1982 establishments in Texas Publications disestablished in 2009 Spanish-language newspapers published in Texas 2009 disestablishments in Texas {{Texas-newspaper-stub