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A transformer failure left 687 Victoria residents without power for almost an hour Friday evening. Read Story »
Victoria College is pressing ahead with plans to take over the Leo J. Welder Center for the Performing Arts. Read Story »
BAY CITY - A substitute teacher charged with making terroristic threats against Bay City school children in December 2010 will ... Read Story »
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MIAMI _ On the first day of Dolphins rookie minicamp, a day on which everybody's a New Guy, there were ... Read Story »
IRVING, Texas _ James Hanna allowed himself to dream about playing for the Cowboys as he grew up in Flower ... Read Story »
Editor's note: The Advocate is profiling candidates in the May 29 primary election. This profile features candidates for the Democratic ... Read Story »
After a term on the City Council, Gabriel Soliz is working toward a seat on the Victoria County Commissioners' Court. Read Story »
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Probably not this year. I have a lot of Hispanic friends, so I usually go celebrate with them, but I'm ... Read Story »
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Officials say a 44-year-old man wanted in a Frio County murder is in custody after being ... Read Story »
Reporters weren't the only ones who couldn't tell the players without a scorecard Friday at Vikings rookie minicamp at Winter ... Read Story »
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — A former NFL offensive lineman serving time in a northeastern Pennsylvania corruption case has been sent ... Read Story »
The Advocate wants to correct promptly any error in fact or clarify any misleading information we publish. To report any ... Read Story »
Denver Diefenbach, of Victoria, who is attending Texas A&M University-Kingsville, has been selected to attend the University Of Texas Health ... Read Story »
BARTEE, MANDI, 35, of San Antonio: Visitation 10 a.m. with funeral service at 2 p.m. at Colonial Funeral Home, Universal ... Read Story »
MOODY, CHARLES E., 90, of Victoria, died Thursday, May 3, 2012. Grace Funeral Home, 361-573-4341. Read Story »
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Momentum is a real concept in the world of community development. Read Story »
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Bryce Brown is entering the NFL through a very different door than he did the college portion of his football ... Read Story »
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Bob Bowlsby was admittedly apprehensive when he first met with a group of Big 12 school ... Read Story »
NEW YORK (AP) — Mentor Russell Simmons says Adam Yauch of Beastie Boys has died at age 47; had battled ... Read Story »
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A three-vehicle wreck at the intersection of Navarro Street and Fillmore Avenue sent a Victoria man to the hospital Friday ... Read Story »
RADFORD, Va. (AP) — In-state tuition and fees at Radford University are going up. But the increase is lower than ... Read Story »
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GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (AP) — A more than six-hour police standoff has ended outside a suburban Dallas home with three ... Read Story »
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The State Department has announced it is making major changes to its premier student-exchange program following ... Read Story »
EDITORS: Here are the budget lines for the top SportsPlus and diversity feature offerings from the McClatchy-Tribune News Service for ... Read Story »
Patchy fog before 9 a.m. Friday. Otherwise partly sunny, with a high near 90. South southeast wind between 6 and ... Read Story »
The Texas River Marathon, a 39-mile preliminary event leading up to the Texas Water Safari, will end in Victoria on ... Read Story »
Here are the pairings for this weekend's API Golf Tournament at Victoria Country Club. Friday's format is scramble, while Saturday ... Read Story »
SUGAR LAND, Texas (AP) — Police in the Houston suburb of Sugar Land are investigating the death of a 7-month-old ... Read Story »
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University says ex-Irish President Mary Robinson and National Science Foundation chief Subra Suresh ... Read Story »
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The April meeting of the Victoria County Genealogical Society was called to order by president Kenneth Booth. The highlight of ... Read Story »
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The Victoria Symphony League had their monthly meeting at the home of Carol Rhode on April 25. President Mary Jane ... Read Story »
Citizens Medical Center volunteer appreciation luncheon was at the Victoria Country Club on April 18. There were 70 volunteers and ... Read Story »
"Be not wise in thine own eyes. Fear the Lord and depart from evil." Read Story »
I read a story not long ago that hasn't been easy to forget. It was about a man who was ... Read Story »
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The Bronte Club of Victoria was "On the Road Again" to Round Top on April 4. The first stop was ... Read Story »
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A three-vehicle wreck at the intersection of Navarro Street and Fillmore Avenue sent a Victoria man to the hospital Friday ... Read Story »
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Texas rappers such as Paul Wall, Slim Thug and DJ Michael Watts have all made references to them in their ... Read Story »
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Sitting in an Elizabethan-patterned arm chair, Herschel Jordan glanced at a shimmering, ornamental crucifix resting on the end of a ... Read Story »
After scraping together a mound of zucchini, broccoli, beef, pineapple and noodles on a big round Mongolian grill, Kevin Wallace ... Read Story »
COLUMBUS, Ga. - The University of Houston-Victoria was technically the home team at the Association of Independent Institutions softball tournament. ... Read Story »
Lake Texana's calm and still waters have turned choppy. Read Story »
"These are the times that try men's souls." This quotation from Thomas Paine resonates with us today as we see ... Read Story »
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Although we don't always like to think about it, there will come a time when every one of us will ... Read Story »