	new zealand press group buys more texas newspapers independent newspapers ltd inl said it bought two more community newspapers in houston texas through a subsidiary there for an undisclosed sum inl said in a statement houston community newspapers inc bought the south west advocate and the south bend advocate with combined circulation of copies and associated assets from the advocate communications corp inc inl publishes wellington s morning and evening newspapers as well as new zealand provincial dailies and newspapers in rhode island just under pct of inl is owned by news ltd an australian subsidiary of news corp ltd ncpa s production and administration of the two publications would be transferred to the company s existing centre in houston inl said the uisition took effect on march inl chairman alan burnet said the purchase would enable the subsidiary to offer advertisers a combined distribution of nine community newspapers to homes in the greater houston area trading conditions in the area are particularly difficult because the city s economy depends to a large extent on the fortunes of the petroleum industry but the situation should improve in the medium to long term and the investment will prove to be sound he said reuter 
