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7 stories credited to Houston Chronicle (6 on houstonchronicle.com, 1 reproduced by other sites)

Latest story Sep 23, 2026 · on ChamberLight since Apr 2026

A story can appear as several articles (copies of the same piece), so counts of stories and of articles differ.

Scores for Houston Chronicle

Credibility

Not enough stories yet: 6 of 10.

How this is measured

Political lean

Not enough stories yet: 5 of 10.

How this is measured

Originality

Not enough stories yet: 6 of 10.

How this is measured

Writing quality not enough rated stories yet: 6 of 10. How it is measured

Scores last checked Sep 25, 2026.

Stories ChamberLight collected, by month

Stories credited to Houston Chronicle, by publication date. ChamberLight collects articles that mention the officials it tracks, so this shows its own coverage of this source, not how much the source publishes.

  • Stories from Houston Chronicle
  • Shaded: ChamberLight collected no stories, or almost none, from any outlet (a gap in its collection, not in the outlet’s publishing)
Show as a table
MonthStoriesAll outlets
March 202621,043
April 202604,538
May 20260none collected
June 20260none collected
July 20260none collected
August 202601 (collection gap)
September 202651,320

Top topics

Share of this source’s stories tagged with each topic. A story can carry several topics, so the shares do not add up to 100%.

  • Ethics/Corruption5

    71% of 7 stories · 58% across all outlets

  • Voting Rights3

    43% of 7 stories · 19% across all outlets

  • Immigration2

    29% of 7 stories · 13% across all outlets

  • Criminal Justice1

    14% of 7 stories · 19% across all outlets

  • Defense/Military1

    14% of 7 stories · 25% across all outlets

  • Education1

    14% of 7 stories · 3% across all outlets

  • Foreign Policy1

    14% of 7 stories · 29% across all outlets

  • Healthcare1

    14% of 7 stories · 8% across all outlets

The thin mark on each bar is the topic’s share across all outlets.

Who they cover

Party of the officials these stories are mainly about, across all 8 officials named. A story counts once for each official it is mainly about, so the split is over 9 story–official pairs, from 7 stories.

  • Republican56% · 5 pairs
  • Party not recorded33% · 3 pairs
  • Democrat11% · 1 pair

Article tone

ChamberLight’s article analysis assigns each story a tone toward the official it covers. It describes the coverage of that official, not Houston Chronicle’s stance, and reader votes do not change it. 7 stories.

Good Look
1 (14%)
Mixed
3 (43%)
Informational
1 (14%)
Bad Look
2 (29%)

Challenges to these scores

No one has challenged a score on this page yet. Anyone can; editors publish every outcome here.

Articles served from houstonchronicle.com

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Send this Joe Manchin-style Texas Democrat up to Congress | Endorsement

In another timeline, we'd yet again be endorsing Rep. Dan Crenshaw for reelection, touting his ability to deliver for his district, which now stretches from Montgomery County through the northern reaches of Harris County, including Kingwood and Spring. In another timeline, Democratic candidate Shau

Sep 23, 202612 votes

Where doesn't Ken Paxton own land?

Thumbs down: Democrats like Vikki Goodwin and Clayton Tucker are running on a platform of legalizing marijuana, but Ken Paxton is the one with the real Maui wowie. The Republican Senate candidate, Politico's Daniel Lippman reports, failed to disclose that his trust owns a plot of land on the Hawaiia

Sep 19, 202612 votes

Elon Musk is spending big to keep James Talarico out of Senate

Elon Musk is getting more aggressive in trying to stop Democrat James Talarico from becoming his U.S. senator. Over the last two days, a political committee tied to the richest man in Texas reported dropping another $1.2 million into the heated contest. The group has now committed more than $3.8 mi

Sep 17, 20269 votes

Elon Musk is spending big to keep James Talarico out of Senate

Elon Musk is getting more aggressive in trying to stop Democrat James Talarico from becoming his U.S. senator. Over the last two days, a political committee tied to the richest man in Texas reported dropping another $1.2 million into the heated contest. The group has now committed more than $3.8 mi

Sep 17, 202614 votes

No, Ted Cruz, America doesn't need killer robots. We need AI guardrails.

If you're not worried about AI superintelligence wiping out humanity, then you haven't been paying enough attention. We don't blame you. In the words of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, the warnings are "scary as hell." The fear is something like a 21st century version of nuclear weapons -- that a peaceful too

Sep 16, 202613 votes

Houston Rep. Al Green effort to impeach Trump falls short for the eighth time

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to end an attempt by U.S. Rep. Al Green, D-Houston, to impeach President Donald Trump, marking the eighth time that the South Houston congressman has tried and failed to boot Trump from office. Green introduced a resolution last month to impeach th

Sep 15, 202610 votes

Mayes Middleton, Chip Roy head to runoff in Texas’ Attorney General GOP primary - Houston Chronicle

Mayes Middleton, Chip Roy head to runoff in Texas’ Attorney General GOP primary  Houston Chronicle

Mar 5, 202615 votes

Mayes Middleton, Chip Roy head to runoff in Texas’ Attorney General GOP primary - Houston Chronicle

Mayes Middleton, Chip Roy head to runoff in Texas’ Attorney General GOP primary  Houston Chronicle

Mar 5, 202610 votes