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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
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
Early voting starts Feb. 14. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Here’s what Cy-Fair residents need to know ahead of March 1 primaries
An at-grade solution has been proposed to alleviate congestion and improve safety at the intersection of Research Forest Drive and Grogans Mill Road. (Matt Stephens/Community Impact Newspaper)
Engineers, commissioners debate at-grade proposal at Research Forest, Grogans Mill
An at-grade solution to traffic and safety concerns at the intersection of Research Forest Drive and Grogan's Mill Road were presented at a Shenandoah City Council meeting Nov. 17. (Courtesy Fotolia)
At-grade construction solution at Research Forest, Grogan's Mill presented to Shenandoah City Council
An expansion is nearing completion at The Peach Orchard Venue. (Andrew Christman/Community Impact Newspaper)
Expansion underway at The Peach Orchard Venue
The Texas Department of State Health Services projects the Gulf Coast region’s demand for full-time registered nurses will outpace the region’s supply over the next decade. (Ronald Winters/Community Impact Newspaper)
Lake Houston-area hospitals, educators attempt to keep up with rising nursing shortage
The Texas Department of State Health Services projects the Gulf Coast region’s demand for full-time registered nurses will outpace the region’s supply over the next decade. (Ronald Winters/Community Impact Newspaper)
Spring-area hospitals, educators tackle nursing shortage amid pandemic
Susan Bailey was elected president of the American Medical Association in June 2020. (Courtesy American Medical Association)
'I am convinced we will beat COVID': American Medical Association President Susan Bailey discusses vaccine successes, myths, challenges
Montgomery County COVID-19 updates
Active COVID-19 cases double in Montgomery County since Nov. 17
Laura Colangelo
Q&A: Laura Colangelo discusses challenges facing private schools during pandemic
In-person attendance rates range from 34%-85% in school districts around the Greater Houston area. (Tessa Hoefle/Community Impact Newspaper)
See how Houston-area school districts compare with in-person, virtual learning participation