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<p class=noparagraphstyle align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Texas Daily Newspaper
Association</span></b></p>

<p class=noparagraphstyle style='text-indent:.25in'><span style='font-family:
"Georgia","serif"'>Service and Leadership - not only for newspapers, but in the
best interest of the people of Texas.</span></p>

<p class=officers><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Founded in 1921 by 14 publishers, the Texas Daily Newspaper Association is now
the collective voice of the state’s daily newspapers. There are more than 80
dailies in Texas today with a combined 3 million in circulation, and TDNA
members represent 98% of that circulation.</span></p>

<p class=officers style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
We&nbsp; provide a broad range of services for TDNA members—from protecting the
legislative interests of the press and newspaper industry, to providing online
support, producing conventions,&nbsp; interacting with Texas Universities and
Colleges,&nbsp; administering numerous journalism awards and fielding day-today
requests for legal and technical information.</span></p>

<p class=officers style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";
letter-spacing:-.15pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Throughout its existence,
TDNA has filled a major role in developing the newspaper industry in Texas.
During the 1940s, TDNA helped build support for construction of the Southland
Paper Mill in Lufkin—the first plant to produce newsprint from southern pine.
During the 1950s, TDNA started a summer college student intern program and began
conducting workshops/seminars for employees of TDNA-member papers on
management, editorial, advertising and circulation topics.</span></p>

<p class=officers style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
In the early 1980s, TDNA won a legal battle against AT&amp;T which prevented
the legal monopoly from providing information services over its lines in Austin</span></p>

<p class=officers style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>at
an unfair advantage over newspapers and other news media that might want to
enter the telecommunications field. During the 70th Legislature, TDNA was
successful in its effort to repeal the tax on newspaper circulation that was
enacted in 1984. Actual termination of the tax became effective October 1,
1987.</span></p>

<p class=officers style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
TDNA began the 1990s by coordinating development of a voluntary newsprint
recycling plan that resulted in the state’s 1991 Omnibus Recycling Act.
Throughout its history, the association has played a major role in protecting
the right of the media to report the news, including filing legal briefs and
entering lawsuits on behalf of freedom of information and other First
Amendment-related issues. </span></p>

<p class=officers style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
As issues in the Texas Legislature have grown more complex during the last 10
years, TDNA has had a daily presence at the State Capitol during regular and
special sessions. A legislative partnership with the Texas Press Association to
present a united front for the newspaper industry has resulted in successful
efforts to protect the public’s right to know by preserving public notice,
warding off efforts to weaken open meetings and open records laws, and assuring
the industry is not targeted on tax issues. </span></p>

<p class=officers style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Heading into the 21st Century, TDNA has begun to focus on electronic technology
and advances in online advertising as we continually strive to meet the
changing needs of our membership base.</span></p>

<p class=officers style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Join us!</span></p>

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