Managing Editor

James joined Community Impact in June 2023, and became the editor of both the Bay Area paper and the Pearland-Friendswood paper in December 2023. After nearly two years in the role, he was named managing editor of the Houston metro. Before joining the team he worked for several newspapers in both Texas and Illinois. Since graduating from the University of North Texas in 2018, James has covered more than a dozen communities and school districts, and three counties. When he’s not at your local meeting, he can be found reading history books, trying to make music, learning Spanish and podcasting about football.