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Matt Stephens
Matt Stephens

Senior Managing Editor, Houston

Matt joined Community Impact in December 2012. A Tomball native who has lived throughout the northern Greater Houston area much of his life, Matt is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. He started with Community Impact as a reporter for The Woodlands team before being promoted to help launch the Spring | Klein edition in spring 2014. He was promoted to managing editor in 2015 and manages all papers in the Greater Houston area. Matt is a movie buff and long-time Houston sports fanatic who enjoys spending time with his wife and son.

Latest from Matt Stephens
Rodney Ellis and Gerry Vander-Lyn are in the race for Harris County commissioner, Precinct 1, for the Nov. 5 election. (Community Impact staff)
Rodney Ellis easily earns re-election for Harris County Precinct 1 commissioner seat
Bellaire has two propositions on the Nov. 5 election ballot related to water and stormwater infrastructure. (Cassandra Jenkins/Community Impact)
Two-thirds of Bellaire voters approve city's $70M water, wastewater bonds
CenterPoint vehicles line up at a staging site near Katy. (Courtesy Katy ISD)
Less than 300K remain without power nearly one week after Hurricane Beryl
State and Houston-area authorities are awaiting the arrival of Hurricane Beryl, which is expected to make landfall in the early morning of July 8. (Courtesy Pexels)
UPDATE: Over 2.2M customers without power; 2 fatalities confirmed as Hurricane Beryl makes landfall
Image of HISD administration building
UPDATE: Houston-area schools, counties extend closures to July 9
Three runoff elections for Conroe City Council seats were held June 15, including races for mayor, and council places 1 and 2. (Lizzy Spangler/Community Impact)
UPDATE: Three new faces to join Conroe City Council as Coon, Hairel, Arthur win runoff races
The median price of homes sold dropped in seven of eight ZIP codes in the region year over year in May. (Courtesy Pexels)
Home sales drop 4% year over year in May in Conroe, Montgomery area
Home sales saw a nearly 4% uptick among the five ZIP codes that comprise the region. (Courtesy Pexels)
Tomball, Magnolia home sales see 3.67% year-over-year growth in April
Home sales in the Conroe and Montgomery region experienced a 12.6% increase year over year in April. (Brittany Anderson/Community Impact)
Conroe, Montgomery area sees 13% spike in year-over-year home sales in April
Willis ISD has announced the closures of schools and offices May 2. (Lizzy Spangler/Community Impact)
Montgomery County schools announce closures, delays due to flooding
Stock image of a person handing another person keys to a house. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Home sales, sale prices on the decline in March in Tomball, Magnolia area
Despite declines in most of the region, Conroe-area ZIP codes 77301, 77302 and 77304 all saw double-digit percentage growth in home sales year over year in March. (Courtesy Pexels)
Home sales in Conroe, Montgomery area see slight uptick year over year in March
Fort Bend County's animal shelter is facing overcrowding. (Courtesy Fort Bend County Animal Services)
UPDATE: Fort Bend County animal shelter over 250% of capacity, not considering euthanasia to save space
Outside of a house
6 homes under contract: Learn more about this month's featured neighborhood
Outside of a house
$400,000 homes: Learn more about this month's featured neighborhood
Voters will decide the fate of three bond propositions on Nov. 8, totaling $1.2 billion for parks, roads and public safety facilities. (Rachel Carlton/Community Impact)
UPDATE: Harris County voters pass all three bond referendums to fund $1.2B for roads, parks, public safety facilities
Eight candidates are vying for four spots on the North Harris County Regional Water Authority board of directors. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
UPDATE: Barker, Rowell, Ramsey, Fessler earn victories in North Harris County Regional Water Authority board races
The city of Tomball held a runoff election June 4 for City Council Position 3. (Kayli Thompson/Community Impact Newspaper)
Dane Dunagin wins Tomball City Council Position 3 runoff election
Voters approved propositions A and B, but failed to pass propositions C and D for Klein ISD. (Emily Lincke/Community Impact Newspaper)
UPDATE: Voters approve Klein ISD bond propositions A, B; propositions C, D fail to pass
Texas voters will decide two propositions that will have implications on property taxes statewide May 7. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
What Texas voters should know about statewide property tax propositions on May 7 ballot