2024 Impact at the Landing

No topic impacts the health and welfare and economy of our community more than immigration Reported by one of the top immigration journalists in the county, Anna-Catherine Brigida, a 2025 Livingston Award Finalist, our stories go beyond the headlines that most read in the media and take a deep dive into immigration issues as it affects Houston directly.

We do this by humanizing the immigration issue and focus on personal stories of immigrants in our community. Our coverage focuses on local coverage of immigration courts, immigration detention centers, asylum access, immigration programs impacting Houstonians, explainers and other public service journalism.

The Houston Landing’s local government coverage is focused on accountability across a variety of topics, from traffic to neighborhoods, housing affordability to quality of life, garbage collection to public safety, and, of course, politics.

At its core, that means tracking spending and outcomes to see if taxpayer funds are being used the way they are intended and, more importantly, the impact on Houstonians’ lives. That accountability mission also includes solutions reporting – looking to other cities, counties and states to see what works and how that could be adapted to Houston. Led by editor Matt Schwartz, the goal of this eight-person team is nothing short of true transparency to help Houston and Harris County residents understand what is being done in their name.

Houston Landing’s Quality of Life coverage focuses on the issues that shape Houston’s present and future: environment and sustainability, healthcare availability, and crime and safety.

Our five-person team led by editor Teresa Frontado helps readers understand what is working in the city, what isn’t, with an emphasis on highlighting solutions. Our Quality of Life reporting will explain plainly what is happening, and help our readers decide what actions, if any, they can take to make a difference. We aim for our coverage to be published in Spanish, as well.