State tourism group launches TV campaign
      Texas Tourism, the official tourism marketing organization for the State of Texas, recently launched a new television advertising campaign featuring some of the most unique and exciting places to be found in the Lone Star State.
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Food bank receives $1,500 donation from H-E-B stores
      Needy families in 11 south Texas counties will receive a little more help thanks to the generosity of area residents and H-E-B. H-E-B stores in Wharton, El Campo and Bay City teamed up last fall to collect funds for the Food Bank of the Golden Crescent, a Victoria-based organization that distribu...
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Middle class forgotten by politicians
By JOHN SHARP Former Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
      When I was growing up in Victoria County, the great majority of households consisted of only one working spouse. By the time the '70s and '80s came along, it became necessary for both husband and wife to work in order to maintain the same standard of living.
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