Feature Photo: From left, Cal Cornwell, associate architect with Populous; Marty Schmitt, president & CEO of AGCM; Councilmembers Rafael “Ricky” DeLaGarza and Andrew Young; Mayor Duane Crocker; Kristin Moses, niece of Gary Moses; Councilmembers Jan Scott, Mark Loffgren and April L. Butler; Corbin Lauger, president of Lauger Companies; and City Manager Jesús A. Garza take part in a ceremonial groundbreaking at the Gary Moses Community Center. Image: City of Victoria.
Posted: 9-3-2026
Victoria (Victoria County) — Community members gathered at the Gary Moses Community Center and tuned in via livestream Sept. 2 to celebrate the start of renovation and expansion of the community center.
The ceremony included remarks from Mayor Duane Crocker; City Manager Jesús A. Garza; Kristin Moses, Gary Moses’ niece; Corbin Lauger of Lauger Companies, a Victoria-based contractor involved in the project; Cal Cornwell with architectural firm Populous; and Marty Schmitt with owner’s representative AGCM.
The event is available for viewing on Facebook at City of Victoria, Texas – Government and on YouTube at Victoria Texas Videos.
What’s next
The first phase of construction will include the start of work on the new event arena, the new stall barn and other improvements that can be made without closing the facility.
The community center will remain open through February 2027, including during the 2027 Victoria Livestock Show. All facilities used by the livestock show will remain open and accessible. Parking in the back of the community center may be limited while construction is ongoing. City officials remain in communication with livestock show officials and will work to minimize parking impacts.
In March 2027, the community center will close for further renovations to the existing structure, including the dome and the conversion of the arena into an exhibition hall.
The community center will continue to host walk-in hours from 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m., Monday-Friday, until it closes in March following the Growing Victoria Summit.
The community center will reopen in time for the 2028 Victoria Livestock Show.
Edited from news release.
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