Candidate debate
The candidates who ended up in a runoff in the Victoria City Council, District 1, contest will face each other today at 11 a.m. Tune in by going to our home page at VictoriaAdvocate.com and clicking on the link to ...

A decision was made on guest columns
First, I want to affirm our goal of getting everybody’s opinion on the Advocate’s Viewpoints Page. The editorial board met today and discussed what should be printed in guest columns. The editorial board has decided the following after reviewing your ...

To print or not to print? That is the question
Our editorial board adheres to the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment, the freedom of speech and freedom of press. This democratic law is what binds us and unites us. However, when the speech is untrue, should we be free to say ...

Opinion topics for the coming week...
The Advocate's editorial board met early this afternoon and has decided to weigh in on the following topics: 1. Victoria's police force (are we staffed sufficiently? What would it cost?) 2. Victoria County health costs: A needed adjustment. 3. San ...

Editorial for tomorrow
I'm penning an editorial on police-to-population ratio pertaining to Victoria. Check this editorial out tomorrow. On Wednesday, the editorial board will review issues for the coming week. If you have topics of concern, let me know. I'll take them to ...

Political letters
Hi again -- Any political letters received by April 25 will be published in the Advocate. And letters received after our April 25 deadline will not be published. This is our standard policy: Political letters will be received until two ...

Advocate publishes League questions
Good morning, You might have noticed in today's Advocate Viewpoints that all 10 of the proposed amendments with pros and cons were published. We thank the League of Women Voters for sharing its research, but there is more to come ...

Victoria school district candidates today
Good morning -- We will host District 4 candidate Ross Mansker at 11:30 a.m. The District 4 race is the only race in the Victoria Independent School District. Remember, that's 11:30 a.m. Please tune in. Go to Advocate.com and on ...

Candidate interviews today: Paul Polasek and Lewis Neitsch
Good morning, Ready for some more live streaming video of candidates? We will host Paul Polasek this morning at 11 a.m. Polasek is running for re-election to the single-member District 3 spot on the Victoria City Council. His opponents are ...

Gabriel Soliz, candidate interview
Good morning -- We will broadcast a candidate interview with Gabriel Soliz at 1:30 p.m. today. Soliz is running for the single-member District 2 spot on the Victoria City Council. Go to www.victoriaadvocate.com to watch and hear the interview.