Why is a local businessman charging more for oil changes?
If you read the latest installment of "Watchdog" you know one Advocate reader is upset about the spike in local oil-change prices. The column publishes Wednesday in print, but is already online and  viewable by clicking here. (Be sure to read ...

Mexico's drug war expected to escalate this year
While Mexico is three hours south of Victoria, drug and human smugglers, as well as the enforcement arms for the cartels, make their way through our city. Mexican drug violence in 2008 reached unprecedented levels -- with more than 5,500 ...

The new Victoria Advocate Watchdog blog
By one definition, a watchdog is someone who looks carefully for illegal or unethical conduct. This definition most aptly describes the purpose of my new print column and blog. “Watchdog,” which publishes every other Wednesday in print, will serve to ...