Victoria Downtown Post Office Accepting Mail Until Midnight Tonight

Don't panic... take a deep breath and say "thank you Victoria Main Street Post office". What I'm about t0 tell you should help ease the stress of "tax day".

Need to mail off tax returns, but can't get to a post office before the deadline-day close? Victoria's Main Street post office can help. According to the Victoria Advocate, all mail that comes in before midnight at the downtown center, 312 S. Main St., will receive a Tuesday postmark, said Marcelo Pena, the post office's customer service supervisor. People can deposit their mail in a collection box outside the post office once the business closes, he said. Pena reminded people to make sure they've included the necessary forms in their envelopes, and included the proper postage. For more information, call the post office at 361-575-2365.

Filing deadline is usually April 15.But this year, the 15th landed on Sunday.The following day, April 16, is Emancipation Day in Washington, D.C., in which residents celebrate the anniversary of the signing of the Compensated Emancipation Act by President Abraham Lincoln.