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Construction of Victoria County's new emergency operation center to help emergency personnel better deal with disasters should begin this fall. Read Story »
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The peak of hurricane season begins in mid-August and the state is ready to help the Crossroads prepare. Read Story »
Bids for a new emergency operations center came in higher than expected, sending county officials scurrying to find ways to ... Read Story »
Victoria County Emergency Operations Center is ready to meet this year's hurricane season head on. Read Story »
The Emergency Operations Center for Goliad County opens any time there is a significant or pending event that may potentially ... Read Story »
As Tropical Storm Alex blows toward Texas, many area homeowners bombard insurance agents with questions about coverage. Read Story »
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Cleaner roadsides in Victoria County mean a more appealing landscape and less time precinct workers have to devote to collecting ... Read Story »
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Last weekend's storm caused an estimated $650,000 to $750,000 to public property alone in Victoria County, prompting the commissioners court ... Read Story »
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The health insurance plan for the county of Victoria employees appears to be in critical condition. Read Story »
With an active hurricane season forecast for 2010, about 400 people from throughout the Crossroads are expected at this year's ... Read Story »
"So far we haven't had any real bad (hurricanes). There is still a possibility. You never know." Read Story »
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Marci Wallace and family moved from Seattle, Wash., to Victoria in 1997. Read Story »
Victoria's emergency operation center was partially activated to monitor strengthening Hurricane Alex as it headed for northeast Mexico or South ... Read Story »
Charles Spurlin handwrote a political theory lecture at his kitchen table, even though Victoria College had closed because of the ... Read Story »
Sweat poured down Bryan Green's face. Read Story »
A Guadalupe River flood levee breach provides a visual stimulus to a fear floodplain residents like Frank Mendieta often harbor: ... Read Story »
Gayle Mireles will never forget the day Hurricane Claudette blasted through the Crossroads. Read Story »
Victoria County plans to eliminate 19 positions and cut pay for three other positions in 2011, but the commissioners court ... Read Story »
Victoria Emergency Management's "tour bus catastrophe" drill tested the strengths and weaknesses of area first responders. Read Story »
Resilience is an attitude and it pays to think ahead, Emergency Management Coordinator Jeb Lacey said. Read Story »