Houston Local News app review: local news stories from around the city

Introduction

Whether you are living in the city of Houston, or have loved ones living there, it's important to stay up to date on all the events happening around the city. Houston Local News is an app that will help you do so from the convenience of your iPhone or iPad.

This app aims to bring its users a wide variety of news sources at their fingertips, all on a modern-looking and sophisticated user interface which works as beautifully as it appears.

You can find this app in the News section of the App Store, where it can be purchased for the small price of 99 cents. The ad-free nature of this app alone makes it worth the cost, but the brilliant functions and features packed into this app also mean it's great value for money.

Let's take a look at some of these functions and features.

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News Sources & Presentation

It's exciting to see that Houston Local News only takes up 0.9 MB of space on one's iOS device. The lightweight nature of this app is reflected in its performance, as it responds swiftly and smoothly to any commands that have been input by the user.

There are so many credible news sources out there that work hard to provide people with quality news. However, despite the best intentions, it's inevitable that news sources will spin the information to fit their business agenda before relaying it to the people. This is why it's important to have a variety of sources, even if they are bringing you the same news story. This will provide different perspectives and therefore help you understand the event in a totally different way.

Current news sources included in Houston Local News are as follows:

• Houston Chronicle
• Houston Press
• Houston Business Journal
• NBC Houston - KPRC
• ABC Houston - KTRK
• CBS Houston - KHOU
• FOX Houston - KRIV
• Outside.in Houston
• Houston Metblogs
• H Texas Magazine
• Houston Weather

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Functions & Features

Upon launching the app, the main interface will be presented to you with all the news sources categorized by the source type such as Newspapers, TV News, and Magazines & Blogs. By tapping on any news source, you will be taken to the Top Stories page of that source, where you'll be able to see in chronological order all the latest headlines from around Boston.

You'll find a weather widget at the top of the screen along with the official logo and a matching theme to the source. The widget displays the current cloud conditions as well as the local temperature which is triangulated based on your GPS location.

When you tap on any news story, you'll find that you can easily save it to your personal favorites section, or share it with your friends and family by emailing it to them through this app.

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Pros & Cons

Pros

• Brings users a variety of news sources from around the city of Houston
• Helps users gain various perspectives about the local events rather than just one stream of information which is spun to serve the network's agenda
• Includes a weather widget
• Enables easy sharing through email

Cons

• There is nothing negative to say about this app

Final Words

If you live in Houston, Houston Local News is a must-have on your iPhone or iPad as it'll help you get through the day with ease while keeping you updated on the local news from a curated mix of news sources. I highly recommend this news app!