Victoria County Event Center in the future?

By melissacrowe in Man Bites Dog

Victoria County Commissioners will meet 10 a.m. Monday for a regular session at the county courthouse, 115 N. Bridge Street. Commissioners are expected to vote to start planning, under the direction of Roth Construction, for a county event center. Check ...

Victoria City Council meeting Jan. 15

By melissacrowe in Man Bites Dog

Victoria City Council will meet Jan. 15 for a regular meeting. If you want to check out the agenda and packet information, you can find it here! 01152013 p by mcrowe5038

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 ...

Do newspaper endorsements matter?

By melissacrowe in Man Bites Dog

With so many social platforms for political endorsements, The Week is asking if newspaper endorsements are still relevant. The American Presidency Project compiled a list of 2012 and 2008 presidential endorsements. FYI: The Advocate does not endorse any candidate in ...

Pew Research: How Has America Changed? 2008 to 2012

By melissacrowe in Man Bites Dog

Opportunity exists during every election to see how the country has changed, where it is heading and what the people value. The Pew Research Center released a study Wednesday that tracks the shift in voters and their view of the ...

Will Americans Vote at the Pump?

By melissacrowe in Man Bites Dog

The rise and fall of gas prices is a hot political issue in this election. But will those high prices impact the out come of the election? After all, more money spent at the pump means less money spent at ...