Stories for November 6, 2012
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Republicans recaptured control of the House early Wednesday, besting Democrats in a billion-dollar battle and ensuring that the chamber will ... Read Story »
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Democrats strengthened their hold on the Senate, but failed Tuesday to recapture the majority in the House of Representatives they ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama faces a new urgent task now that he has a second term, working with ... Read Story »
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Precinct 3 voters picked Gary Burns, the Republican incumbent, to another term on the Victoria County Commissioners Court. Read Story »
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Early vote totals can be the deciding factor to a candidate's election fate. Read Story »
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Victoria County Tax Assessor-Collector Rena Scherer has done it again. Read Story »
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Incumbent Blake Farenthold cinched the win Tuesday for Congressional District 27. Read Story »
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CUERO - Incumbent Jode Zavesky was re-elected DeWitt County Sheriff. Read Story »
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EDNA - Johnny E. Belicek was re-elected Jackson County Precinct 3 commissioner on Tuesday night. Read Story »
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HALLETTSVILLE - For Hallettsville and surrounding areas, a familiar face will continue leading the Lavaca County Sheriff's Office. Read Story »
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Analysis: Economic uptick, Obama's ability to define Romney key to re-election Read Story »
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DALLAS (AP) - A judge nicknamed "Killer Keller" by death penalty opponents after she refused to allow an after-hours appeal ... Read Story »
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DALLAS (AP) - Texas overwhelmingly elected tea party-backed Republican Ted Cruz to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, completing the former ... Read Story »
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The hundreds of contestants in face paint and bandanas who line up at starting line of a race all have ... Read Story »
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CORPUS CHRISTI - Corpus Christi Ray took advantage of its free throw opportunities and captured a 56-51 season-opening victory over ... Read Story »
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DALLAS (AP) - Republicans will continue to dominate the Texas delegation in Washington, winning 24 seats to the Democrats' 12. Read Story »
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Geanie Morrison was re-elected to her seventh term in the Texas House of Representatives. Read Story »
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Although the race was neck-and-neck, President Barack Obama garnered enough support late Tuesday night to clinch the presidential election. Read Story »
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VICTORIA - Gabriel Anthony Mata, 17, of Victoria, by officers Monday on a warrant for a class C misdemeanor and ... Read Story »
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A retired former board member beat the incumbent on the Bloomington school board Tuesday. Read Story »
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Democrats maintain control of Senate Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama won re-election Tuesday night despite a fierce challenge from Mitt Romney as well as ... Read Story »
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Election coverage from Goliad County Read Story »
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Election coverage from Calhoun County Read Story »
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Victoria Economic Development Corp. will have to open its books to the city's sales tax board after weeks of controversy ... Read Story »
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Victoria police are investigating a Tuesday afternoon stabbing that occurred in the 100 block of Southwest Ben Jordan Street. Read Story »
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A Victoria police officer was assaulted late Monday evening while investigating a disturbance call. Read Story »
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Victoria City Council on Tuesday approved a $250,000 grant for the Gulf Bend Center that would allow them to expand ... Read Story »
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A Victoria man was transported to Citizens Medical Center after a wreck on North Navarro Street on Tuesday evening. Read Story »
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Election coverage from Jackson County Read Story »
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Election coverage from Victoria County Read Story »
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Election coverage from Dewitt County Read Story »
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Election coverage from Lavaca County Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama won the reliably Democratic Northeast, and Republican Mitt Romney secured his conservative base Tuesday ... Read Story »
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Boehner wins as Republicans fight to keep House Read Story »
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7:30 p.m. Update: Obama? Romney? Nation decides after long campaign Read Story »
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PREP FOOTBALL Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Rising prices and chronic unemployment were heavy on the minds of voters Tuesday even as a glimmer ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Voters never got to enjoy this presidential race as much as they endured it, a grind of ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney has captured West Virginia and its five electoral votes. Read Story »
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AUSTIN (AP) - Ted Cruz's two-year campaign to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison has taken him from virtual ... Read Story »
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AUSTIN (AP) - Texans will send four new representatives to Congress on Tuesday, the result of adding 4.3 million residents ... Read Story »
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It's not hard to see a school bus. A long, hulking, bright yellow vehicle equipped with flashing lights tends to ... Read Story »
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republicans are certain to maintain their majority in the Texas Legislature after Tuesday's general election. The ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Majority Democrats fought Republicans for control of the Senate on Tuesday after a bitter campaign marked by ... Read Story »
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President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney dueled for the White House on Tuesday in a tight-to-the-finish election ... Read Story »
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BOSTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney wrote a 1,118-word victory speech on Tuesday as he concluded his yearslong ... Read Story »
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ARTERO, JOHN, 82, of Victoria: Visitation 2 p.m. with Rosary at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, ... Read Story »
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HALL, NELLIE RAE, 61, of Victoria, died Monday, November 6, 2012. Rosewood Funeral Chapels, 361-573-4546. Read Story »
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CHICAGO (AP) — Expressing confidence but leaving nothing to chance, President Barack Obama indulged his superstitions by engaging in a ... Read Story »
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas' top races on Election Day 2012 likely won't have many surprises, and those who went ... Read Story »
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GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Computer issues in a Southeast Texas county delayed the opening of some polls and prompted a ... Read Story »
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DALLAS (AP) — The flow of Election Day voters has been steady at polling places in Houston and Lubbock, while ... Read Story »
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Shiner St. Paul's Cole Hybner was selected as the male Texas state finalist for the Wendy's High School Heisman Award. Read Story »
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By Elizabeth Sommerfeld November is National Diabetes Month. The American Diabetes Association indicates that 25.8 million, or 8.3 percent of ... Read Story »
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A full denture is for people who have no teeth at all. A partial denture is for people who have ... Read Story »
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Everyday, we take people in our lives for granted. Read Story »
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The following is the menu for the Victoria Senior Activity Center for Nov. 12-16. Milk and bread are served with ... Read Story »
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You have mentioned in several of your columns the word GRAS. Can you explain what GRAS means? I saw a ... Read Story »
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John Wesley United Methodist Church, 8300 NE Zac Lentz Parkway at Mallette, is having its annual Angels and More Craft ... 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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Hurricane Sandy left a path of destruction in her wake as she swept through the East Coast, but industry pros ... Read Story »
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