Editorial Policy

Inside MoCo answers one question for Montgomery County, Texas: what's happening and worth knowing? We publish original reporting, interviews and guides. We do not publish filler, and we do not publish content intended to resemble editorial coverage on behalf of advertisers.

Stories are chosen by editorial judgment: is this genuinely interesting or useful to people in Montgomery County? Commercial relationships play no role in selection. Businesses that advertise receive no extra coverage, and businesses that don't are never excluded because of it.

Facts in our reporting come from named sources, public records, or direct observation wherever possible. Claims are verified before publication. When we rely on a single source for a contested fact, we say so. Quotes are real: we do not invent, reconstruct, or paraphrase-as-quote anything a source did not actually say.

We attribute information to its source, and we link to original materials when they are public. Every story names its author, and every author has a public page you can check.

We don't use anonymous sources at V1 except in rare cases where the information is important, can't be obtained on the record, and the person's safety or livelihood genuinely requires anonymity. When it happens, we tell readers why the source is anonymous.

We may use AI tools to assist with research organization, transcription cleanup, formatting, headline ideation, and workflow automation. AI does not fabricate quotes, sources, interviews, facts, or events, and AI-assisted material is verified by a human editor before publication. Our reporting is human-reported and human-edited.

Writers don't cover subjects where they have a personal or financial stake, and any potential conflict is disclosed in the story. Common ownership with Conroe Digital never influences coverage decisions.

Sponsored content is labeled visibly on the page, not just in metadata. It never receives the same visual treatment as independent reporting without disclosure. See the Sponsorship Policy.

We correct errors promptly and transparently. Substantive corrections are disclosed on the corrected story. See the Corrections Policy to submit one.