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The following editorial published in the Amarillo Globe-News on July 9:
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Hopkins Park, Ethel Lee Tracy Park and Boulevard Park soon will be improved.
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ROCKPORT – On a hot and sticky late-June morning, a group of children fish in Copano Bay off a small pier.
It was a tradition we had started a few years back. Whenever someone in our family had a birthday coming up, they got…
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Digital teams from the Victoria Advocate and five other agencies are joining to form one digital marketing agency, M. Roberts Digital.
Catherine Jones, Renee McKinney, Karen Leita, Caesar Leita and Kim Wiggen, Realtors with Re/Max Land and Homes, were …
Over the years, technology has given scammers increasing opportunities to reach consumers. Phones have been used for …
Since moving from Houston to Victoria nine months ago, William Myers, 28, said he’s had to work to find a place for h…
Moonshine Drinkery will reopen this week under new ownership.
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Goria Dvorak said:
You will be greatly missed Tia. You touched many lives. You made a difference. Thank you for be kind and loving. Go rest in heavenly peace. ❤
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Victoria Advocate Editorial Board said:
We are told some commissioners and the airport manager raised concerns internally before now. This came to public light because of the discussion at a public airport commission meeting.
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