Tyler Morning Telegraph

More than 85 years after his death, the name and legacy of Judge T. B. Butler live on through the family-owned business which produces East Texas' leading newspapers. The T. B. Butler Publishing Co., Inc. is in its fifth generation of family ownership, publishing the Tyler Morning Telegraph, the Sunday Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph and now the online edition tylerpaper.com. They are proud to share this history with their employees. The Tyler Morning Telegraph has been in publication since 1929, but the newspaper has its roots in the 19th century. Now, in the 21st century, they're proud to continue this legacy with a newspaper that serves Tyler and East Texas. From almost the very founding of Tyler and Smith County, there has been a local newspaper to keep residents advised of happenings of the day, community leaders and events shaping history. The company traces its roots to 1877 when two brothers, L. M. Green and J. P. Green, established the weekly Courier. The Courier was converted to a daily newspaper in 1882. A public stock subscription in 1906 helped pave the way for the consolidation of the Daily Courier and another local newspaper, the Weekly Times, creating The Tyler Courier-Times, Tyler's longtime afternoon newspaper. In 1910, a fire destroyed the production facility, forcing the newspaper to temporarily print in a job shop using paper not much larger than letterhead stationery.

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