''The Villager'' is a newspaper published in
The Woodlands, Texas
The Woodlands is a special-purpose district and census-designated place (CDP) in the U.S. state of Texas in the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area. The Woodlands is primarily located in Montgomery County, with por ...
, covering the master-planned community and the rest of southern
Montgomery County, north of
Houston
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. The award-winning weekly is distributed free to more than 44,000 households. It was formerly owned by
ASP Westward
ASP Westward, L.P., or "Westward," was a local newspaper company, headquartered in Greenspoint, Houston.[ASP Westward
ASP Westward, L.P., or "Westward," was a local newspaper company, headquartered in Greenspoint, Houston.][1013 Star Communications
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as part of its acquisition of Houston Community Newspapers. In 2016 the
Hearst Corporation
Hearst Communications, Inc., often referred to simply as Hearst, is an American multinational mass media and business information conglomerate based in Hearst Tower in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.
Hearst owns newspapers, magazines, televis ...
acquired Houston Community Newspapers; it is the parent company of 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 it ...
''. As part of the deal the ''Villager'' became a part of the Hearst Corporation.
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Newspapers published in Greater Houston
Harris County, Texas
Companies based in The Woodlands, Texas
Hearst Communications publications
Weekly newspapers published in Texas
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