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This is a listing of building permits issued by the city of Victoria from April 9-15, for new commercial, commercial ... Read Story »
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Yale Killing (COPY: V3360)<<CAT:a…Z>> Read Story »
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ARCHIVE PHOTO () — Read Story »
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HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros couldn't wait until the end of the season to fire manager Cecil Cooper. Read Story »
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HOUSTON (AP) — Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jay Bruce is out of the lineup for the game against the Houston Astros ... Read Story »
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LUTZ, Fla. (AP) — One day after she was plunked on the head by Bill Murray's wayward tee shot, Gayle ... Read Story »
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CHARLESTON, South Carolina (AP) - Results Monday from the WTA Tour's $700,000 Family Circle Cup played outdoors on green clay ... Read Story »
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VICTORIA - Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of a Victoria man accused of killing a 17-year-old boy in ... Read Story »
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PORT LAVACA- Calhoun County residents called for jury duty at 9 a.m. Monday in County Court-at-law Judge Alex Hernandez's court ... Read Story »
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A powerful storm Saturday morning disrupted life in Cuero, flooding several streets and knocking out the town's 911 service. Read Story »
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LUTZ, Fla. (AP) — One day after she was plunked on the head by Bill Murray's wayward tee shot, Gayle ... Read Story »
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The future is starting to be now for the Texas Rangers' minor-league pitching prospects. Read Story »
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Bluebonnets are lining the highways, fresh green growth is budding from trees, emerald tides are ushering in fresh recruits of ... Read Story »
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Tax Time Invitational Read Story »
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MHS TENNIS BOOSTER CLUB: Monday, April 20, 7 p.m., Ag Building by tennis courts. Banquet and officer elections will be ... Read Story »
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FISHING Read Story »
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Sign-up Sheet Read Story »
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Coming Up Read Story »
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Ben Utecht was as nervous as an American Idol contestant. Read Story »
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is unveiling the first half of a $17.2 million improvement ... Read Story »
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — It's Tony Kushner Day in Minneapolis. Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge has given a woman permission to harvest her dead lover's sperm so ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — An unfinished children's museum in the San Fernando Valley has filed for bankruptcy after a major ... Read Story »
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NEWBERG, Ore. (AP) — Despite a sagging economy, Oregon's first wine-country resort hotel is going up amid Oregon's high-dollar pinot ... Read Story »
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MIAMI, Fla. (AP) — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a 39-year-old man who went overboard a Norwegian ... Read Story »
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District 30-4A Meet Read Story »
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — They began lining up outside Citizens Bank Park long before sunrise, carrying their heartfelt signs and waiting ... Read Story »
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The University of Houston-Victoria's baseball game against the University of Texas-Brownsville scheduled for Saturday at Riverside Stadium has been canceled ... Read Story »
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SKOKIE, Illinois (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton is the expected keynote speaker at the grand opening of the Illinois ... Read Story »
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The score is love in tennis these days: Now Andy Roddick is married, too, a week after Roger Federer tied ... Read Story »
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Vanished in Victoria: The A&S Levy Building Read Story »
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CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — This seaside city is known as a rich stockpile of art deco architecture, the hub of ... Read Story »
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park tourism officials are optimistic the state's summer tourism season won't take ... Read Story »
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BAY CITY, Mich. (AP) — The Delta College Planetarium and Learning Center is getting a $1.3 million upgrade to its ... Read Story »
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A Relay for Life team made up of staff and students from the University of Houston-Victoria is expected to be ... Read Story »
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Middle school students got an up close look at healthcare Friday at the third annual Nurse Academy. Read Story »
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SKOKIE, Ill. (AP) — Fritzie Fritzshall gazed up at the illuminated wall and scanned the rows of victim names engraved ... Read Story »
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Watching the Fox news channel really got my goat. Unless you're rich, the only way you are going to get ... Read Story »
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I served on the Victoria City Council from May 1973 to May 1979. When I was first elected, our son ... Read Story »
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On May 9, voters will be asked to vote for or against 10 propositions. These 10 propositions are the Victoria ... Read Story »
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With the exodus of District Judge Robert Cheshire from the 2008 city officials indictment cases, many residents in the area ... Read Story »
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Editor, The Advocate: Read Story »
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Editor, The Advocate: Read Story »
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — In 2004, when MySpace was still getting going, recording label executive Courtney Holt noticed that ... Read Story »
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HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) — Hoboken police say a man posing as a waiter collected $186 in cash from diners at ... Read Story »
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SKOKIE, Ill. (AP) — Fritzie Fritzshall gazed up at the illuminated wall and scanned the rows of victim names engraved ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time Congress passed major environmental laws, acid rain was destroying lakes and forests, polluted rivers ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman arrested outside Britney Spears' home is a former "American Idol" hopeful who says she's ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — So far this year, Congress has done what it does best — spend a lot of money ... Read Story »
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FROM NEWS RELEASE Read Story »
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Community Action Committee is accepting applications for the weatherization program in Victoria County. Read Story »
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The Victoria school district board of trustee District 4 candidates Ross Mansker, 48, and Terry Smith, 62, are pulling out ... Read Story »
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PORT LAVACA- Calhoun County residents called for jury duty at 9 a.m. Monday in County Court-at-law Judge Alex Hernandez's court ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Saturday praised Zimbabwe's unity government for making progress toward reform as the African nation ... Read Story »
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INDIO, Calif. (AP) — Energized by the desert air and memory of his late wife, a playful and passionate Paul ... Read Story »
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When the Angels chose to walk the bases full to face him, Jason Kubel stayed calm. Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Gary Sheffield thought it was fitting that his 500th home run was a liner to left ... Read Story »
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HONG KONG (AP) — Nominees in major categories for the 28th Hong Kong Film Awards. The winners will be announced ... Read Story »
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A westward dash to power electricity-hungry cities by cashing in on the desert's most abundant resource ... Read Story »
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A westward dash to power electricity-hungry cities by cashing in on the desert's most abundant resource ... Read Story »
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BOAO, China (AP) — Action star Jackie Chan said Saturday he's not sure if a free society is a good ... Read Story »
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HONG KONG (AP) — John Woo's Chinese historical epic, a biopic of Bruce Lee's kung fu master and a documentary-like ... Read Story »
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INDIO, Calif. (AP) — Energized by the desert air and memory of his late wife, a playful and passionate Paul ... Read Story »
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INDIO, Calif. (AP) — The Presets drew the short straw, but they weren't letting it faze them. Read Story »
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PHOTOS, ARCHIVE PHOTOS () - Read Story »
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EMBARGOED FOR WEB USE UNTIL 1 A.M. EDT () — Read Story »
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EMBARGOED FOR WEB USE UNTIL 1 A.M. EDT () — (EDITORS: Resending to correct typo in headline.) Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal grand jury on Friday indicted a Hollywood director who had withdrawn a guilty plea ... Read Story »
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District 27-5A Meet Read Story »
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BARNETT, JACQUELINE ODELL, 30, of Victoria: Funeral Mass, 10 a.m., Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Grace Funeral Home, Victoria, ... Read Story »
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The Victoria school district held the Board Award of Excellence honors Tuesday, April 14. The banquet awards the top students ... Read Story »
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VICTORIA COUNTY Read Story »
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