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Victoria, TX Housing Market Remains Healthy

The real estate market in Victoria features a diversity of neighborhoods and a variety of homes that range in value from the low $100,000s to $1 million. “We don’t have an abundance of $1 million properties, but there are quite a few homes in the $400,000, $500,000 and $600,000 price range,” says Lee Swearingen, president of the Victoria Board of Realtors. “Victoria is lucky to have attractive properties within the city as well as outside the city limits in rural... Read More »
Welding School at the Texas Vocational School in Victoria, TX

Victoria Schools Serve to Motivate and Develop Students

Victoria's education system knows knowledge is key. With more than 60 colleges and universities within a 125-mile radius of Victoria, it is evident that the city aims to not only educate students but develop them to enter the workforce. Early Learners Victoria Independent School District is the primary provider of education for grades K-12. Its goal is to prepare students to be members of society by offering a comprehensive, standard-based curriculum. Parents have an array of schools to choose... Read More »
Detar Hospital Navarro in Victoria, TX

Victoria, TX Hospitals Provide Quality Care to Residents

Victoria residents can depend on quality health care with two main hospital systems serving the community: Citizens Medical Center and DeTar Healthcare System, which includes DeTar Hospital Navarro and DeTar Hospital North. Citizens Medical Center Citizens Medical Center serves Victoria and South Texas patients as the largest health-care provider in the area. The 344-bed acute care hospital is not-for-profit and community owned in order to provide quality medical services without being costly... Read More »

Victoria's Historic Homes Are Highly Prized

With more than 100 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places and enough homes and businesses saved from the wrecking ball to inspire museums, walking tours and more, Victoria’s past is very much its vibrant, colorful present – and its future. As more homes within the city’s downtown area are renovated, either as private residences or for business purposes, Victoria’s reputation as a historic center in Texas seems secure. And as the neighborhoods grow in... Read More »
Citizens Medical Center

Healthcare providers work to continually update, upgrade services

From heart problems to hay fever, Victoria’s health-care community has got you covered. The city boasts two major providers, DeTar Healthcare System and Citizens Medical Center. Each has its specialty areas, and combined they make Victoria an excellent place to be if you’re under the weather. “Innovative surgical procedures, high-tech diagnostics and custom rehabilitation programs at DeTar Hospital Navarro ensure that we have the advanced cardiac services you need to get you better and back to... Read More »

Victoria Independent School District Offer Personalized Learning

The Victoria Independent School District is winding up a series of major improvements for its students. A voter-approved, $159 million bond issue in 2007 underwrote a comprehensive building program that has built two elementary, one middle and two high schools, as well as a natatorium and auditorium at the Memorial High School campus. A big reason for the program’s success has been the degree to which school officials tapped into what the community wanted for the system, which serves around 13... Read More »