An administrative law judge has been asked to decide whether it’s fair to the city of Victoria for another user of the Guadalupe River to divert water upstream.

On Aug. 7, 1955, 50 years after the initial association meeting, the first leg of the Victoria Barge Canal — then called the Guadalupe Canal — was inaugurated.

People who left Victoria before Hurricane Harvey arrived are starting to return. In addition to storm damage, they’re finding flood water from the Guadalupe River taking over parts of the city ...