The Victoria Advocate

ROCKPORT - Rockport City Council approved a $55.9 million budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year Sept. 8, maintaining the city's property tax rate while directing additional funding toward public safety, parks and infrastructure. The budget, which takes effec

EL CAMPO - El Campo's annual celebration honoring active-duty military members, veterans and first responders brought three days of family activities, live music and patriotic festivities to the community. The sixth annual Freedom Fest was held Friday thr

The Victoria East Titans (0-2) opened up district play at home Friday night against the high-octane Friendswood Mustangs (3-0). Coming into the game, Friendswood outscored their opponents by a whopping 102-17. They continued that torrid pace against East

Arizona State's four turnovers allowed the Texas A&M offense time to stabilize itself as the Aggies defeated the Sun Devils 48-20 last Saturday on a scorching afternoon at Kyle Field. ASU's first giveaway came with 5:01 left in the first quarter, as a muf

It was another busy weekend of non-district high school football in the Crossroads area as the season entered Week 3. No. 5 Cuero Gobblers 38, No. 4 Sinton Pirates 31 In Cuero's third straight matchup against a top 10 team, the Gobblers (3-0) snuck past S

The Texas A&M University-Victoria men's and women's golf teams will tee off on the 2026-27 season Monday morning at the Texas Wesleyan Texas Intercollegiate at Hawks Creek Golf Club in Fort Worth. Both Jaguar squads enter the new campaign with a mix of pr

Thursday and Friday Results (As reported by Maxpreps.com and Texasfootball.com) Victoria West 42, Flour Bluff 19 (Thursday) Victoria-St. Joseph 34, Mathis 20 (Thursday) Bay City 62, Houston Furr 0 (Thursday) Corpus Christi Carroll 41, Beeville Jones 3 (Th

Help Raising Cane's raise up to $100,000 for Kidd's Kids to send children with critical illnesses to Walt Disney World! Fifteen years, more than $1.3 million donated and more than 150 families supported. This September, Raising Cane's celebrates a milesto

TELFERNER - Melinda Robinson, 62, of Telferner, Texas was welcomed home September 9, 2026. She was born September 10, 1963 in Goliad, Texas to Alex P. Guerra and Carmen Benavides. Family and friends will gather for vistation Monday, September 14, 2026 fro

VICTORIA - Tuesday, Sep. 15th: visitation 9am rosary 9:30 am Mass 10 am at Holy Family Catholic Church Burial with military honors Evergreen Cemetery. Survivors sons, Jeremy Joe Jimenez (Janely), Jonathan David Jimenez (Jocelyn); sisters, Sylvia Salazar (