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Submit your photos marking the beginning of the school year to victoriaadvocate.com/start-of-school by 5 p.m. Sept. 7th or email them ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Another U.S. recession is not likely over the next 12 months. Neither is any meaningful improvement in ... Read Story »
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Some cried. A few clung to their parents. Several yawned away the summer sleeping hours that are no more. Read Story »
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mention Amazon to the incoming class of college freshmen and they are more likely to think of ... Read Story »
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From Carnegie Hall to Schroeder Hall, musician and comedian Gary Mule Deer has seen it all. Read Story »
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The Victoria College Board of Trustees took care of some yearly business in a 15-minute special meeting Monday. Read Story »
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The trial of a homeless man will charged with felony burglary of a habitation is scheduled to begin Tuesday. Read Story »
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Crime: Theft of two firearms. Read Story »
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Reliable voters would be lost and an office displaced under Victoria County's redistricting plan, an elected official said. Read Story »
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As the sun sank behind the west side of Memorial Stadium Monday night, the trademarked "VW" hand signs jutted skyward. Read Story »
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VICTORIA - Sandra Jean Hinojosa, 41, of Victoria, by deputies Monday on a warrant charging her with failure to appear ... Read Story »
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DAVIS, DICK, 62, of Victoria, died Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011. Services pending with Artero Memorial Chapels, Victoria, 361-575-3212. Read Story »
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GARCIA, JAMES, 67, of Bay City: Funeral Mass, 10 a.m., Holy Cross Catholic Church, with burial at Roselawn Memorial Park ... Read Story »
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Their home was quiet as Mary Ann Sanchez and her family went to sleep on Saturday night. Read Story »
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Tuesday will be partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance for a shower or thunderstorm in the afternoon. Highs will ... Read Story »
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A woman put hot sauce in her adopted 7-year-old son's mouth not to punish the Russian ... Read Story »
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NAGUA, Dominican Republic (AP) — A rapidly strengthening Hurricane Irene cut a destructive path through the Caribbean on Monday, pounding ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — It could be a year or more before Libya produces enough oil to start exporting it ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — It could be a year or more before Libya produces enough oil to start exporting it ... Read Story »
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Sunrise Rotary Club, Northside Rotary Club and Victoria Rotary Club sponsored the Shots Across Texas event on Saturday. A story ... Read Story »
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Kudos to Tony Corte on his letter about what has happened and is happening to this country. Will the true ... Read Story »
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Six months after Libyan rebels took up arms against the country's leader, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, they have finally toppled him. ... Read Story »
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We can understand both points of view pertaining to Victoria County Sheriff T. Michael O'Connor's desire to have new software ... Read Story »
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Editor, the Advocate: Read Story »
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BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts is set for another role on the silver screen as a new production plans to take ... Read Story »
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CHILMARK, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama said Monday that Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi's "rule is over" although elements of ... Read Story »
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Some of Berkshire Hathaway's biggest subsidiaries continue to spend substantial amounts of money to influence the ... Read Story »
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VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. (AP) — A vacationing President Barack Obama has been meeting with a key economic aide and phoning ... Read Story »
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — In her senior year at Collierville High School, Lauren Poole, 18, got only about halfway through ... Read Story »
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A stricter curfew for minors will be extended two weeks, because the measure has been successful in ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will travel to Detroit on Sept. 5 to speak at the city's annual Labor ... Read Story »
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GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland's president has criticized the United States' demands on her country on suspected U.S. tax cheats. Read Story »
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The hurricane warning for Puerto Rico, Vieques and Culebra has been replaced with a tropical storm warning. Data from an ... Read Story »
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A three-bedroom, single-family home in the 200 block on Charles Street caught fire about 4 p.m. Monday, leaving a family ... Read Story »
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A slight chance of showers Monday with thunderstorms also possible after 1 p.m. Mostly sunny and hot with a high ... Read Story »
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The College of Charleston says it has been able to find rooms for an extra 144 ... Read Story »
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Most people can stay on a diet or new exercise regimen for about three to five days before they throw ... Read Story »
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Lucy Medrano's phone book has been sitting in the same spot for the past several days - on a chair ... Read Story »
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With school starting on Monday, Victoria resident Sonya Luna is concerned about her children's safety as they attend a new ... Read Story »
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Victoria Crime Stoppers is expanding its school program to middle school campuses this fall. Read Story »
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Frances Gamblin knows she's not the only one who needs the phone book - the poor and elderly need it ... Read Story »
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