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Editor, the Advocate: Read Story »
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If all goes according to a plan set forth at a special meeting Tuesday, the Victoria school district will name ... Read Story »
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The Victoria City Council wants to give a tax incentive to a new company by declaring its recently purchased 30 ... Read Story »
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CORPUS CHRISTI - A rough bottom of the eighth inning doomed the University of Houston-Victoria baseball team on Tuesday. Read Story »
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GANADO - The Ganado Police Department pulled out all the stops in the hunt for four people spotted breaking into ... Read Story »
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Barring a last-minute change of heart, the Indianapolis Colts are expected to release quarterback Peyton Manning after ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitt Romney squeezed out a win in pivotal Ohio, captured four other states with ease and padded ... Read Story »
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A 19-year-old Yorktown man was taken to a hospital after wrecking his motorcycle near the intersection of U.S. Highway 87 ... Read Story »
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The Texas Highway Patrol stopped a southbound 2007 Pontiac G5 for a traffic violation but ended up with nearly half ... Read Story »
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The 2012 Victoria Livestock Show didn't go out with a bang this year, but with a broken record. Read Story »
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The Community Action Committee of Victoria needs volunteers to deliver meals to the homebound and elderly. Read Story »
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Del Papa Distributing will host a blood drive from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Victoria South distribution center, ... Read Story »
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There's no telling what you'll get at Thursday's American Book Review Spring Reading Series. Read Story »
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A Victoria man remained in a hospital more than a week after he was stabbed during a fight. Read Story »
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An energy specialist from Edward Jones Financial will give an update on the Eagle Ford Shale. Read Story »
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VICTORIA - Andreas Jameel Foster, 22, of Victoria, by officers Tuesday on a warrant charging her with felony violation of ... Read Story »
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The Dillards "Fight for the Cure" fit event will be from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday. Read Story »
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Greg Childs is out to remind NFL teams of his potential. Read Story »
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CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — Officials in a Rhode Island city have agreed to pay $150,000 in legal costs to the ... Read Story »
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The 2011 Victoria County United Way campaign topped $900,000 for the first time in its history, beating its goal of ... Read Story »
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Plans for a proposed Victoria desalination plant could be announced soon. Read Story »
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Madison Lake, of Victoria, has qualified to compete in the state finals of the National Junior High Rodeo competition in ... Read Story »
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HENRYVILLE, Ind. (AP) — The tornado came at the worst possible time for the hundreds of students loaded on school ... Read Story »
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DALLAS (AP) — Researchers studying the decline of the pronghorn population in West Texas will wait until at least next ... Read Story »
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POWELL, Wyo. (AP) — Northwest College President Paul Prestwich says he plans to resign June 30, 2013, after his contract ... Read Story »
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Editor, the Advocate: Read Story »
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Editor, the Advocate: Read Story »
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Editor, the Advocate: Read Story »
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We were saddened to hear of Eleanor "Mickey" Brown's death in February. She would have been 90 years old this ... Read Story »
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ADAME, NORBERTO D., 82, of Victoria: Funeral service 2 p.m. at Holy Family Church, interment at Memory Gardens Cemetery Heritage ... Read Story »
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FROM NEWS RELEASE Read Story »
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JEFFERSON, EMMITT L.A., 78, of Victoria, died Saturday, March 3, 2012. Barefield Funeral Home, 361-575-6180. Read Story »
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I started the beginning of last week with good intentions. I woke up last Monday in the usual way, that ... Read Story »
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HOUSTON (AP) — Arian Foster's mother finally got her fruit basket. Read Story »
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Flowery Branch, Ga. (AP) — The Falcons have agreed to terms with safety Thomas DeCoud. Read Story »
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BRIDGEWATER, Va. (AP) — Bridgewater College President George Cornelius is stepping down at the end of the academic year. Read Story »
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's president on Tuesday endorsed a "code of conduct" issued by an influential council of clerics ... Read Story »
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Joe B. Hall played under Adolph Rupp at Kentucky in the late-1940s. He spent seven ... Read Story »
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The city of San Antonio was ranked the ninth Happiest City for Jobs in a recent list put out by ... Read Story »
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Tweet questions for VISD meeting to @MissKBell and city council questions to @Melcrowe. Read Story »
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Experts say a small earthquake has shaken parts of far West Texas. Read Story »
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HONOLULU (AP) — State senators are marking Education Week by inviting students to submit questions over email, Twitter, YouTube and ... Read Story »
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Partly sunny Tuesday with a high near 76. South southeast wind between 14 and 18 mph, with gusts as high ... Read Story »
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — About 100,000 high school juniors in North Carolina's public and charter schools are sitting down to ... Read Story »
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The following is the menu for the Victoria Senior Activity Center for March 12-16. Milk and bread are served with ... Read Story »
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Here are some facts: Studies show that, overall, headache is the second most common problem (after back pain) seen in ... Read Story »
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The Victoria City-County Health Department Environmental Health Division inspects places where food is served in Victoria, DeWitt, Jackson and Calhoun ... Read Story »
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It is often called the deadly four. Metabolic syndrome is on the rise in the United States. It is a ... Read Story »
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The Metting family will have a reunion beginning at 10 a.m., Saturday. Read Story »
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Two Crossroads counties ranked among the top in Texas for the second annual Hog Out Challenge. Read Story »
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We recently had an incident when our granddaughter licked her hands after using a hand sanitizer and became ill because ... Read Story »