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We were surprised and disappointed when the Victoria City Council voted against ratifying Proposition 5 from the city charter amendment ... Read Story »
SHINER - A father caught a man molesting his 4-year-old daughter and beat him to death Saturday, the Lavaca County ... Read Story »
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Victoria City Council is expected to decide Tuesday whether to move forward with its proposed sewage treatment plant or withdraw ... Read Story »
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Tiffany Castillo's competitive juices start flowing anytime she steps on the field. Read Story »
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The Crossroads Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold the 2012 annual meeting and volunteer recognition from 5:30-7 p.m. ... Read Story »
A vehicle overturned about 6 a.m. Saturday on U.S. Highway 87, five miles north of Port Lavaca, a Texas Department ... Read Story »
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The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4146, along with the Ladies Auxiliary, will host a VFW open house at 7 ... Read Story »
The Victoria Photography Club is hosting its annual photography contest. Read Story »
Sec. 545.412. CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY SEAT SYSTEMS; OFFENSE. Read Story »
Victoria College's Workforce and Continuing Education Department is offering an online course for teachers called "Creating Classroom Centers." Read Story »
ARTERO, JOHN ROBERT "BOBBY", 51, of Port Lavaca: Visitation 2 p.m. with Rosary at 7 p.m. at Artero Memorial Chapels, ... Read Story »
ELLIS, LOIS, 81, of Victoria, died Friday, June 8, 2012, Colonial Funeral Home, 361-578-3535. Read Story »
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The University of South Alabama board of trustees has approved a 7.7-percent increase in tuition and ... Read Story »
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Nearly 2,800 young historians are traveling to the University of Maryland at College Park for ... Read Story »
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is making big strides in getting more high school students to graduate, although not ... Read Story »
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Cadets at South Carolina's military college are going to be paying $300 more a semester under ... Read Story »
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — A Dickinson hotel operator is suing a Minnesota management company in part for giving discounted room ... Read Story »
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Institute of Arts has selected the area communities that'll take part in the next round ... Read Story »
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Editor's Note: Gushers and Dusters is compiled from reports filed by oil and gas operators with the Texas Railroad Commission ... Read Story »
The rising cost of health care is a concern for individuals, families, businesses, government entities and society as a whole. ... Read Story »
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After walking more than 3,740 miles this school year in the Dow Walking Program, Seadrift School students recently teamed up ... Read Story »
The Victoria ISD Education Foundation hosted its first annual VISD Friends and Family Par-3 Scramble Golf Tournament on May 31 ... Read Story »
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Recently, I discovered that my wife secretly kept and used credit cards over the last several years. I also found ... Read Story »
This is a listing of building permits issued by the city of Victoria from May 31 to June 6, for ... Read Story »
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To the naked eye, the bread at Simply Delicious isn't anything unusual. The ingredients, the toasty brown color - it ... Read Story »
Cleo Daugherty lived out every 6-year-old's dream on Saturday afternoon. She got to make a racket in the library. Read Story »
Little League coaches don't do what they do for a lucrative contract or national prominence. Read Story »
The wild, wild West arrived in South Texas on Saturday, for the 32nd annual Seadrift Shrimpfest. Read Story »
SAN MARCOS - The 50th running of the Texas Water Safari started Saturday morning at the San Marcos Aquarena and ... Read Story »
Edna's Darius Callies and Cuero's Abby Sheppard tried to steady themselves after returning to the warm-up area at Royal Memorial ... Read Story »
An expert on empowering women in the workplace is returning to the University of Houston-Victoria to present a workshop focusing ... Read Story »
Eliza Fortner was named the April employee of the month at the University of Houston-Victoria. She is a financial aid ... Read Story »
Arleas Upton Kea, a Schulenburg native, is one of 33 finalists for the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal. ... Read Story »
Hairy Toms Pet Shoppe opened May 15 at 2523 N. Laurent St. , in Victoria. Owned by Carrie Oranday and ... Read Story »
It is official: Texas is "foodie haven." Simply flip on your cable box and flip between Food, Cooking and Travel ... Read Story »
The month of June may mean the end of the school year, but on baseball fields all over the country ... Read Story »
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Like most great schemes in middle school, this one was conjured up at the lunch table. Read Story »
My First Job is a feature that highlights people's first - or wackiest - job and what they learned from ... Read Story »