City manager Jesús A. Garza has been selected for the Texas Lyceum’s 2022 class of directors. The role of this statewide board is to bring together diverse opinions to address national and state issues through civil discourse, emphasizing constructive private sector, public sector and individual responses. Garza was selected as Victoria’s city manager in April 2019, and he began his tenure in May 2019. He earned his bachelor’s degree in political science and his master’s degree in urban management from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, and he earned his Certified Public Manager designation from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and his Credentialed Manager designation from the International City/County Management Association.