The paper traces its roots to
The North Texan, founded in 1869 by Addison Harvey Boyd (1835–1984), and a newspaper published by his younger brother, Austin Pollard Boyd (1843–1902). The younger Boyd bought the
North Texan and merged the publications, running a daily newspaper known as the
Paris Morning News until his death in 1902. One of A.P. Boyd's sons, Sayers James Boyd (1879–1934), became editor and publisher. Graham then became publisher of the
Galveston County Daily News August 29, 2011, and was replaced by J. D. Davidson
(né Jon Douglas Davidson; born 1968). Davidson was replaced by Relan Walker in 2017, and she was succeeded by Clay Carsner in February 2021. ==References==