''The Villager'' is a newspaper published in

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, covering the master-planned community and the rest of southern Montgomery County, north of

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. The award-winning weekly is distributed free to more than 44,000 households. It was formerly owned by

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as part of its acquisition of Houston Community Newspapers. In 2016 the

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acquired Houston Community Newspapers; it is the parent company of the ''

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''. As part of the deal the ''Villager'' became a part of the Hearst Corporation.

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