{
  "dataset": "Nexcom Local News Index",
  "edition": "2026-07",
  "generated": "2026-07-18T21:58:50Z",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "cite_as": "Nexcom Local News Index, 2026-07 edition. Nexcom Media. https://nexcom.media/local-news-index (CC BY 4.0)",
  "source": "https://nexcom.media/local-news-index",
  "methodology": "https://nexcom.media/local-news-index/methodology",
  "disclosure": "Measures only outlets Nexcom Media tracks via RSS; not a census of all local news. Nexcom operates a newsroom in every market measured. Topic labels are keyword-classifier output, not human review.",
  "market": {
    "market_id": "brownsville-tx",
    "city": "Brownsville",
    "state": "TX",
    "county": "Cameron",
    "lat": 25.9018,
    "lng": -97.4975,
    "publication": "The Brownsville",
    "publication_domain": "thebrownsville.org",
    "outlets_tracked": 7,
    "outlets_by_type": {
      "gov": 2,
      "paper": 5
    },
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      {
        "name": "Brownsville Alerts",
        "type": "gov",
        "feed_host": "brownsvilletx.gov",
        "status": "no_items",
        "http": "200",
        "newest_item": null,
        "items_in_feed": 0,
        "markets_served": 1
      },
      {
        "name": "City of Brownsville",
        "type": "gov",
        "feed_host": "brownsvilletx.gov",
        "status": "live_7d",
        "http": "200",
        "newest_item": "2026-07-17",
        "items_in_feed": 51,
        "markets_served": 1
      },
      {
        "name": "MyRGV",
        "type": "paper",
        "feed_host": "myrgv.com",
        "status": "live_7d",
        "http": "200",
        "newest_item": "2026-07-18",
        "items_in_feed": 50,
        "markets_served": 2
      },
      {
        "name": "Port Isabel Press",
        "type": "paper",
        "feed_host": "portisabelsouthpadre.com",
        "status": "live_7d",
        "http": "200",
        "newest_item": "2026-07-16",
        "items_in_feed": 10,
        "markets_served": 1
      },
      {
        "name": "Spaceflight Now",
        "type": "paper",
        "feed_host": "spaceflightnow.com",
        "status": "live_7d",
        "http": "200",
        "newest_item": "2026-07-16",
        "items_in_feed": 10,
        "markets_served": 1
      },
      {
        "name": "UTRGV Rider",
        "type": "paper",
        "feed_host": "utrgvrider.com",
        "status": "stale",
        "http": "200",
        "newest_item": "2026-05-06",
        "items_in_feed": 10,
        "markets_served": 1
      },
      {
        "name": "ValleyCentral",
        "type": "paper",
        "feed_host": "valleycentral.com",
        "status": "live_7d",
        "http": "200",
        "newest_item": "2026-07-18",
        "items_in_feed": 12,
        "markets_served": 2
      }
    ],
    "articles_indexed_live": 945,
    "articles_archived": 959,
    "articles_total": 1904,
    "topic_sample_size": 50,
    "topic_mix_pct": {
      "local": 32,
      "safety": 24,
      "space": 22,
      "business": 14,
      "government": 4,
      "schools": 2,
      "border": 2
    },
    "most_recent_article": "2026-07-18T16:59:14.000Z",
    "feeds_tracked": 7,
    "feeds_publishing": 5,
    "feeds_inaccessible": 0,
    "feeds_multi_market": 2
  }
}