The City of Victoria has hired Kate Garcia as the new Main Street manager. In this role, she will spearhead downtown development and revitalization efforts in coordination with City management and the Victoria Main Street Program board of directors, operating with oversight from the economic development director. Garcia previously worked for the City of Victoria as the executive assistant to the city manager and as an education specialist and programs coordinator within Environmental Services, and she has also served as a private-sector director of operations, project manager and project coordinator. She earned a bachelor’s degree in humanities with an emphasis in English from the University of Houston-Victoria in 2016.