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Jon Wilcox

@thrilcox

Local editor @VicAdvocate; @TXST grad. Send tips to: jwilcox@vicad.com

 Victoria, TX
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Joined January 2013
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My first story for @TexasMonthly is about ag — what did y'all expect? Go read about the rise and fall of Texas' hemp hype texasmonthly.com/news/hemp-f…
Struggling Texas Farmers Thought Hemp Might Save Them. The Crop Hasn’t Yet Delivered.

Struggling Texas Farmers Thought Hemp Might Save Them. The Crop Hasn’t Yet Delivered.

A year after the Legislature legalized farming the cannabis variant, big dreams for the new crop are withering.

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ALL the Gel, ZERO calories... guenergy.com/blogs/blog/all-…
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how the heck is it only Tuesday
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After penalizing gay teacher, Mansfield ISD awards her $100,000, plans vote to ban sexual orientation discrimination texastribune.org/2020/02/25/… via @TexasTribune

Texas teacher who was penalized for being gay wins $100,000 in settlement

As part of the settlement, the school district agreed to provide mandatory training to human resources and counseling staff on LGBTQ issues in schools, and to require its board of trustees to vote on...

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Cop Crime@CopCrime13 Feb 2020
TX: Former Victoria County constable convicted of sexual harassment, corruption released from jail months early Story by @thrilcox victoriaadvocate.com/news/cr…
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To all first responders out there, thank you for all you do everyday to keep your community safe. Thank you and big shout out to Victoria Police Department- Pride in Service @VictoriaPDtx #NationalFirstResponderDay
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Had the privilege of welcoming our two newest officers to the Victoria Police Department family . Welcome and thank you Officer Daniel Guerrero and Nathanial Rios for you commitment to serve our community @VictoriaPDtx
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When it’s Friday and you’re struggling to get work done – at Victoria, TX
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Incredible headline inspired by the @Vicadvocate’s most loyal reader, @OBrien1345 🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉 – at Victoria, TX
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This robot feeds you tomatoes while you run.
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Great leadership lesson
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Thankful to hear the 32 y-o Victoria driver of this crashed vehicle was not only alive but conscious and speaking with firefighters.
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The driver of the tractor trailer, a San Antonio driver, is uninjured. In the smaller vehicle, no other occupants than the removed driver, who is conscious and breathing but was removed on a stretcher.
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The vehicle crashed into the rear of a tractor-trailer pulling off a south Victoria US 59 frontage road into Beasley Tire at 4011 US 59.
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Firefighters are removing a 32 y-o man from a smashed vehicle. He is concious and breathing, police say.
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Serious crash on a US 59 frontage road in south Victoria. No official infomation yet.
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#BREAKING The Harris County misdemeanor judges have announced a new local rule to effectively end cash bail. Now, if you’re locked up for a minor crime, the default will be to release you in ~85% of cases. This has been a long time coming.
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HUGE BREAKING NEWS (scoop): Harris County judges to unveil drastic new plan for releasing defendants on no-cash bail chron.com/news/houston-texas… via @houstonchron

New Harris County judges plan to release many more suspects on no-cash bail

The new slate of Democratic judges have approved comprehensive revisions to Harris...

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Typo is being extra adorable today. Your welcome.
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In the outlying areas of Los Angeles, Latino teenagers are shaping a new punk scene

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Have you read this v important story by @mccarthy_ciara? The bill would require members of Congress to repay any awards and settlements related to their harassment of staffers victoriaadvocate.com/news/go…
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