Victoria County Commissioners Agenda

By melissacrowe in Man Bites Dog

Victoria County Commissioners will meet for a regular meeting 10 a.m. Monday. Victoria County Commissioners Court

Fourth Amendment Conflict: Drug testing welfare recipients

By melissacrowe in Man Bites Dog

Texas' top two leaders proposed a bill that would require drug tests for some welfare recipients and people who receive unemployment assistance before any benefits are doled out. While Gov. Rick Perry said Texas will have an efficient welfare system, ...

Texas residents file petition to secede

By melissacrowe in Man Bites Dog

After the election results last week, some Texans want to take their marbles and go home. As of 9:30 a.m., a group about the population of Victoria have signed a federal petition to get Texas to secede from the Union. ...

They Spent What???

By melissacrowe in Man Bites Dog

Texas Tribune rounded up the cost-per-vote of all contested state office races. For Victoria's District 30, the Republican incumbent, Geanie W. Morrison, took the win over Alex Hernandez Jr. According to the Tribune's posting, Morrison raised $122,656.28. For her 38,287 ...

Democrats, Republicans need to work together

By melissacrowe in Man Bites Dog

The results of Tuesday's election clearly indicate polar political views across the country. Consider our gridlocked Congress. Even locally, burned campaign signs and vandalized billboards show a childish unwillingness to listen or respect differing views. By using one word to ...