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  1. Image of fire truck with fire department logo in the foreground

    Exciting new job opportunity with the Victoria Fire Department

  2. A uniformed police officer and three kids run around in foam bubbles

    Victoria Police Department to kick off National Night Out with residents

  3. A parade float with heavy machinery in a toy shop, elves, a Christmas tree character

    Registration will open soon for Christmas Parade of Lights

  4. Woman stands in front of a classroom and gives a presentation

    Application period opens for 2024 Citizens Academy

  5. Two women pose at a Municipal Court booth covered in flyers and brochures at the Victoria Mall

    City of Victoria Municipal Court to host Community Resource Fair

  6. City of Victoria presents 2024 bicentennial celebration. Victoria turns 200. www.victoriatx200.com

    Residents invited to share their memories during bicentennial year

  7. A woman holds a small trophy, flanked by two other people

    City of Victoria Communications earns national honor for social media use

  8. Firefighters load a stretcher into an ambulance

    Victoria Fire Department to host EMT training course, Fire Academy

  9. A woman with a megaphone addresses a crowd of people in safety vests

    Keep Victoria Beautiful hosts citywide Fall Sweep

  10. People in safety vests gathered in a park. A registration booth stands in the corner of the block.

    City seeks volunteers for Queen City neighborhood cleanup

  11. Two glass trophies, with a Yule Love Shopping shirt and Tacos and Margs tumbler and taco stress toy.

    Convention & Visitors Bureau honored for promoting local businesses

  12. Large group photo on a basketball court

    First responders, postal workers to play charity basketball game

  13. Officials hold up a piece of caution tape to cut with novelty scissors in front of a fire truck

    Victoria Fire Department unveils remodeled Station One

  14. Group photo with KVB sign in front of house lined with flowerbeds

    Morris Chiropractic earns City beautification award

  15. Logo with text reading Victoria Texas. 200 Years. Home of the Six Flags.

    City of Victoria passes fiscal year 2024 budget

  16. Crosswalk painted with musical notes

    Explore Victoria Texas launches ‘Victoria TX Arts Trail!’ to promote the arts

  17. Woman in fire department polo holing a clipboard speaks to an older woman carrying a small child

    City to host car seat inspection event

  18. Large group photo with most wearing police shirts or uniforms at Dickey&#39s Barbecue Pit

    Victoria Police Department receives $9,000 for SWAT equipment

  19. A library card and application form sit on a pile of books, an audiobook and a tablet.

    Victoria Public Library card holders can receive discounts during September

  20. In a crowded library, two women, one of them holding a baby, approach a table booth setup.

    City seeks volunteer applicants for Victoria Public Library Advisory Board

  21. A woman in police uniform speaks at a podium in front of the Police Department building

    Victoria Police Department hosts walkout ceremony for sergeant’s retirement

  22. Uniformed policeman hands a badge to uniformed policewoman and shakes her hand

    Victoria Police Department announces new deputy chief, wave of promotions

  23. An apartment complex with multiple three-story buildings

    Realtex announces The Victorian, an apartment complex for seniors

  24. Group photo of three people

    UHV students complete summer internships with City of Victoria

  25. A uniformed policeman holding a snow cone and a woman in a police polo pose for a picture

    Victoria Police Department to kick off National Night Out

  26. Large, two-story building with police and fire logos and the words Public Safety Headquarters

    City manager presents proposed budget, lower tax rate

  27. Mayor Jeff Bauknight and a group of teens holding canned food pose in front of a food bank backdrop

    Applications open for Mayor’s Youth Council

  28. Group photo of 5 people in front of the Supreme Court building

    Municipal Court administrator earns national certification

    Information provided by the National Center for State Courts
  29. A river bank with low water and weeds growing up through the bank

    City enters Stage 3 of drought contingency plan

  30. Happy children

    City to allocate funding for child safety programs

  31. A street sweeper with the City of Victoria Public Works logo

    City of Victoria launches in-house street sweeping with 2 new sweepers

  32. A large metal locker structure with many individual lockers and a touchscreen

    Victoria Public Library receives grant for on-site material pickup lockers

  33. Two people rappel down the side of a metal building

    Civilian Responder Program trains residents to save lives

  34. Two pieces of electronic equipment with display monitors. One is connected to small white EKG pads.

    Victoria Fire Department meets gold standard for heart attack treatment

  35. A boy in a red shirt runs to put trash in a bin. Other children in red shirts wait in lines.

    Victoria earns statewide award for beautification initiatives, outreach

  36. Maria Bell

    Court operations supervisor named Certified Municipal Court Clerk

  37. David Baker

    Municipal Court clerk named Certified Court Clerk II

  38. A metal cutout of a bluejay is mounted on a tree near a walking trail

    Explore Victoria Texas hosts birding-themed search in Riverside Park

  39. A large permanent stage at DeLeon Plaza near the O&#39Connor building. People watch and mill around.

    City to begin De Leon Plaza expansion

  40. Two cherry-picker style trucks lift technicians to a streetlight mounted on a power pole

    City, AEP begin 2nd phase of citywide lighting project

  41. Images of phones with screens from CloudLibrary. Text: CloudLibrary, a stunning app for avid readers

    Victoria Public Library expands patrons’ digital access with CloudLibrary

  42. At a splash pad, a large bucket shaped like a baseball pours water on a group of kids

    Community Center splash pad reopens

  43. Woman seated at council dais

    City seeks volunteer applicants for Parks & Recreation Commission

  44. Logo. Text reads Victoria Texas. 200 years. 1824. 2024. Home of the six flags.

    City unveils logo for bicentennial celebration

  45. White smoke rises from a sidewalk

    City to use smoke testing to check for sewer system defects

    Residents will be notified of smoke testing in their neighborhoods
  46. Mural featuring a guitar, accordion, Mexican marigolds and a mariachi silhouette

    City plans mural for Laurent Street underpass

  47. A conceptual rendering of the new Riverside Park duck pond. What was once two ponds is now one.

    City breaks ground on duck pond

  48. An outside view of the FishPond Apartments in Victoria

    Developer announces new apartment complex for seniors

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