[2] By 1884, however, the paper was financially distressed, when William R. Baker led a group of investors to bail out the publication.

He had to leave his position at the Post when he was indicted for embezzlement from previous employment at a bank in Austin.

[citation needed] Former Texas governor and Post managing editor William P. Hobby was made president of the paper in 1924.

The Houston Post building, in the 1970s, had contemporary artwork, slate floors, and wood-grain concrete walls.

Its assets and liabilities were acquired by Hearst Corporation, the publisher of the Post's rival daily Houston Chronicle.

The Hearst Corporation acquired the Houston Post headquarters, which included the newspaper's printing facilities and five offset press lines.

Hearst shut the paper down, reportedly for the purpose of eliminating local competition for readership and advertisers.

[10] The National Endowment for the Humanities has online searchable past issues of the Houston Post from 1893 to 1903 in the newspaper section.