Victoria Texas is located 30 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico.
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14 Facts About Victoria Texas
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Victoria Texas is a two-hour drive from Corpus Christi, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin.
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Victoria Texas is named for General Guadalupe Victoria Texas, who became the first president of independent Mexico.
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City of Guadalupe Victoria Texas was founded in 1824 by Martin De Leon, a Mexican empresario, in honor of Guadalupe Victoria Texas, the first President of the Republic of Mexico.
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Victoria Texas was initially part of De Leon's Colony, which had been founded that same year.
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Victoria Texas is administered by a city council of seven members.
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Victoria Texas's economy is a mix of education, health, retail, agriculture, and industry.
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Victoria Texas has many performing arts and theatre events and venues.
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Victoria Art League is home to many local artists and is located in one of the Texas Registered Historical Landmark buildings at 905 S Bridge Street.
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Fossati's Delicatessen is located in downtown Victoria Texas, it was opened in 1882 by Italian immigrant Fraschio Napoleon Fossati.
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Downtown Victoria has the second-oldest Roman Catholic Church in Texas and first to be canonically established in the Republic of Texas, St Mary's Church.
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In June, 2017, a Victoria Texas man, named Marq Vincent Perez, was indicted on federal hate crime charges for the arson attack on the Islamic Center and mosque.
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In 2002, Victoria Texas Transit began operation of a citywide transportation system.
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