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updated: Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:05 pm

Port Lavaca News

Local news for Port Lavaca, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Friday | Victoria Advocate

Veteran NOT dead

July 04, 2008 - 10:33 p.m. The United States government said it was sorry to learn Morris Williams died.

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Related Topix: US Military, Brooke Army Medical Center, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Fort Buchanan, uS Army, Fort Hood, Fort Bliss

Tue Jul 01, 2008

Victoria Advocate

Wife and her sister charged in husband's murder

July 01, 2008 - 10:06 p.m. PORT LAVACA Calhoun County officers have arrested a wife and her sister after evidence didn't add up in the April hit-and-run death of her husband.

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Related Topix: Calhoun County, TX, Corpus Christi, TX, Violent Crime, Seadrift, TX

Mon Jun 30, 2008

Victoria Advocate

Blotter

June 25, 2008 - 11:06 p.m. VICTORIA Temi Lee Plavidal, 21, of Victoria on Wednesday with manufacturing or distributing between 1 and 4 grams of a controlled substance.

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Related Topix: Victoria, TX, Victoria Metro, Harris County, TX

Sat Jun 28, 2008

MySanAntonio.com

Paula Allen: History of Central Catholic filled with grand stories, trivia

You don't have to be an alumnus to like the recently updated and republished book about Central Catholic High School.

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Related Topix: Mission, TX, San Antonio Metro, San Antonio, TX, Opinion

Thu Jun 26, 2008

Victoria Advocate

It wasn't the tree she thought she bought

June 25, 2008 - 11:00 p.m. PORT LAVACA A pineapple-like, 3-pound seed dropped from the tree and nearly struck the Port Lavaca woman on her head.

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Related Topix: College Station, TX, Bryan Metro

Mon Jun 23, 2008

Victoria Advocate

Taking action against high radiation levels

In 2003, while living in Kingsville, I became aware that the water coming from the faucets and shower head in our apartment was radioactive.

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Related Topix: Victoria Metro, Victoria, TX, Opinion

Sat Jun 21, 2008

KRGV

Pumping Up the Tigers

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Thu Jun 19, 2008

Abilene News-Headlines

High temperatures don't deter Ford fans

High temperatures don't deter Ford fans Reporter-News photo by Thomas Metthe Carole Hart, right, and her granddaughter Emily Watson check out a pair of classic cars during Arrow Ford's annual Ford Fest Classic ...

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Related Topix: Marketing, Ford, Ford Mustang GT, Ford Mustang

Tue Jun 17, 2008

WaterWorld

TX: Drinking water storage ...

TX: Drinking water storage nears completion Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun.

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Related Topix: Publishing, Media, Knight Ridder, Port o'connor, TX, Calhoun County, TX, Grand Prairie, TX

Sun Jun 15, 2008

Victoria Advocate

Residents concerned, but want more power

PORT LAVACA Calhoun County residents want more electrical power. Nuclear may be an option, but residents still have concerns.

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Related Topix: Victoria County, TX, McFaddin, TX, Calhoun County, TX, Nuclear Energy

Fri Jun 13, 2008

Victoria Advocate

Area Vals and Sals

June 13, 2008 - 12:00 a.m. Calhoun County has been named valedictorian of Calhoun High School.

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Related Topix: Calhoun County, TX, Colorado County, TX, Biology, Science

Wed Jun 11, 2008

Port Lavaca Wave

New motel on the way

Construction is expected to begin in July on a waterfront motel for Port Lavaca, according to project manager Jipen Patel, who will also manage the motel once it is constructed.

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Mon Jun 09, 2008

Victoria Advocate

Victoria College Calhoun County Center creates curriculum

PORT LAVACA After its first year in operation, the Victoria College Calhoun County Center hopes to create a curriculum catering to local residents.

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Related Topix: Calhoun County, TX, Victoria, TX, Victoria Metro

Sat Jun 07, 2008

Victoria Advocate

A penny for a burglar's thoughts

Manager wonders why someone would burglarize Victoria Boys & Girls Club Photo 1 of 3 Photo Credit: Frank Tilley/Advocate Photo Editor Volunteer worker Lorrie Salinas helps with the renovation project at the ...

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Related Topix: Video Games, Victoria Metro, Victoria, TX

Thu Jun 05, 2008

Victoria Advocate

Gay stories were wrong

On May 17, you showed a 4-by-6 picture in section A of two lesbians, who, according to the Bible, are wrong.

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Related Topix: Opinion

Tue Jun 03, 2008

Victoria Advocate

The Advocate faces credibility questions in indictment story

Who do you trust? Who do you believe? Port Lavaca resident Mario Flores doesn't know, but agrees the stories behind the recent indictments of Victoria public officials must continue as the facts come out.

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Related Topix: Journalism, Victoria, TX, Victoria Metro

Sun Jun 01, 2008

Victoria Advocate

Q: What do you think about the Victoria mayor and police lieutenant being indicted by the grand jury?

A: I think everyone's apparently corrupt here. It would make me think twice about moving to Victoria.

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Related Topix: Victoria, TX, Victoria Metro

Fri May 30, 2008

Port Lavaca Wave

Woman dies in crash

A 28-year-old mother became a Memorial Day traffic fatality. Raquel Carrera Reyes, 28, lifelong Port Lavaca resident, was killed as the result of injuries from a one-car accident at 12:12 a.m. Sunday on County ...

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Related Topix: Travis County, TX

Wed May 28, 2008

Victoria Advocate

Woman dies in holiday crash

Police suspect a 28-year-old woman was drinking before she died in a car crash on County Road 101, early Monday morning.

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Related Topix: Victoria, TX, Victoria Metro

Mon May 26, 2008

Austin American-Statesman

Lawyers debate malpractice insurance disclosure rule for Texas

Today, a task force of lawyers appointed by the Texas Supreme Court is likely to vote on a proposal that could require lawyers to tell clients whether they have malpractice insurance.

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Related Topix: Dallas Metro, Texas, Austin, TX

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