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Community Impact offers a free daily email newsletter that brings local news to your inbox, and you can also read stories directly on communityimpact.com by selecting your metro area. The newsletter is the most direct way to stay current without checking the site each day; the website is better if you want to browse by topic or city on your own schedule.
Subscribe to the Free Daily Newsletter
The site promotes its newsletter with the line "The local news you want, every day, in your inbox for free," so the email digest is the intended delivery channel for regular readers.
To sign up:
- Go to communityimpact.com.
- Look for the newsletter sign-up prompt on the page — the site references the daily inbox delivery in its own promotional copy.
- Enter your email address and confirm your subscription.
Expected result: You receive a daily email with local stories. Because the newsletter is described as free, no payment step should appear; if a form asks for anything beyond an email address, treat that as a signal to check the form carefully before submitting.
Common snag: If you don't see a sign-up prompt, the site may rotate its calls to action. Try loading the homepage directly rather than a deep article link, or check the footer area where news sites typically place subscription links.
Read News by Metro Area on the Website
Community Impact organizes coverage around four Texas metros: Austin, Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, and San Antonio. The homepage surfaces this structure through sections labeled "Latest Stories," "Top News," "Texas Legislature," and "Across Texas."
To browse by location:
- Open communityimpact.com.
- Choose the metro area closest to you from the site's navigation.
- Browse that edition's stories on government, education, business, and real estate.
Expected result: You see hyperlocal reporting for your community rather than a statewide feed. The "Across Texas" and "Texas Legislature" sections are useful when a story affects the whole state — for example, a bill that changes school funding in every district.
Which Option Fits Your Habit
| Your goal | Best route | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Get a daily digest without searching | Email newsletter | Delivered automatically each day, free |
| Follow one city closely | Metro section on the website | Filters coverage to your community |
| Track state-level policy | "Texas Legislature" / "Across Texas" sections | Groups statewide stories in one place |
| Read occasionally | Website homepage | No sign-up needed to browse |
If you want coverage of a specific suburb — the site's reporting reaches community-level stories such as local restaurant openings — start with the metro edition that contains your city, then use the newsletter to catch stories you'd otherwise miss.
What to Expect From the Coverage
Community Impact describes itself as hyperlocal Texas news, with beats spanning government, education, business, and real estate. That means the newsletter and metro pages are built around civic and local-business information rather than national headlines. If your interest is a local election, a new development, or a school district decision, this is the kind of story the site is structured to deliver — and the daily email is the lowest-effort way to keep up with it.