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Your ad runs as a Promoted card on the paper. Same shape as a story, different color, marked Promoted. It is not news. Pay does not buy a story.

Independent units · Promoted kicker · not news
  • Thursday Primary — $125. Promoted card, top of that Thursday’s issue.
  • Thursday Secondary — $70. Promoted card on that Thursday.
  • Calendar — $50. Promoted card on the calendar for the dates you buy.
  • Weekday Primary or Secondary — $50 each. Two site Promoted cards on those dates.

How it works

  1. Submit your copy and pick units/dates. Accept the terms of use.
  2. We review it (we may ask for a rewrite).
  3. If it is approved, we send you an itemized bill. You are not charged on submit.
  4. After you pay, it publishes or is scheduled on the dates you bought.

Add your site (a source URL for our reporters) stays free and is not an ad. Use Add your site for that.

We will not run

Scams, crypto or get-rich schemes, politics, adult ads, cannabis, weapons, anything that looks like our reporting, or ads with no real Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos tie.

Pick days

Dates · your copy · review · invoice after approve

September 2026

Which Thursday(s) or calendar dates? Grey = all units paid. Muted = past. Copper = Thursday (three units). Other days = two site Promoted cards at $50.

Icon

Square PNG, JPG, WebP, or SVG. Shows on the Promoted card.

Live preview · Promoted card

Your copy shows here as you type.

Your link

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