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Victoria City Council

Defending the Public Library in Victoria

Report for America|March 30, 2019December 3, 2019

VICTORIA, Texas — The City Council chambers usually feels quiet, and often a little stiff. Council members meet in the same chamber used by the municipal court judge, and it’s apparent. Elected officials sit on a raised dais and feel far away from the public they serve. The city’s public library, on the other hand,

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