Victoria

Victoria, Texas, known as the South Texas Crossroads is one of the oldest cities in Texas. Highway 77, 87 and 59 (the future I69) all intersect in Victoria. With a population of just over 60,000 Victoria is a cultural, historic and economic hub for the area.a major part of the region known as the "Golden Crescent". Victoria is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Texas.

Victoria is not named for Queen Victoria of Great Britain but rather for General Guadalupe Victoria, who became the first president of independent Mexico.

Victoria is located thirty miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico and is within a two-hour drive of Corpus Christi, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin. The city is a regional hub for a seven-county area and serves a retail trade area of over 250,000 people. The city is known as "The Crossroads" because of its location centered among the four previously mentioned cities.

Victoria is home to the University of Houston-Victoria and Victoria College, a community college.

 

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