
JJ Velasquez
Deputy Audience Editor at The San Antonio Express-News
Managing Editor of Audience @ExpressNews. ⚽️ #USMNT #Verde #Defend210. cat dad.
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Jan 24, 2025 |
star-telegram.com | JJ Velasquez
From now on, you can listen to articles in addition to reading them on ExpressNews.com. Thanks to technology from the software company Everlit, most stories posted to our website will be available to listen to via artificial intelligence-generated narration. And don't worry - despite being a product of AI, narration does not sound robotic. In fact, our editors have chosen from a library of AI speakers to match the character of San Antonio.
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Jan 21, 2025 |
star-telegram.com | JJ Velasquez
A winter storm has hit South Texas, with snow falling on the San Antonio area. As the winter storm dissipates and sunny weather moves in, here's when snow and ice will melt, and roads will improve. Meanwhile, school districts, universities and businesses throughout the area have announced closures and delays. Here's what you need to know about the impacts of the wintry weather.
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Nov 5, 2024 |
expressnews.com | Annasofia Scheve |JJ Velasquez |Matt Zdun |Leila Darwiche
San Antonio residents line up to cast their ballots at a polling site in the 2024 Presidential Election at Encino Library on Tues, Nov. 5, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. Christopher Lee / Staff PhotograSan Antonio residents line up to cast their ballots at a polling site in the 2024 Presidential Election at Encino Library on Tues, Nov. 5, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. Christopher Lee / Staff PhotograHello, San Antonio. Welcome to our live Election Day blog.
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Oct 23, 2024 |
expressnews.com | JJ Velasquez
A mural in Laredo of Spc. Vanessa Guillen painted by local artist Abel Gonzalez. Cuate Santos /Laredo Morning TimesAn article about Donald Trump in The Atlantic is prompting outrage on both ends of the political spectrum weeks ahead of the presidential election. The article, written by Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg, begins with a scene from Trump's presidency in which Trump offered to pay funeral expenses for slain Texas soldier Vanessa Guillen.
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Sep 28, 2024 |
star-telegram.com | JJ Velasquez
USAA announced on Tuesday it was laying off another round of employees after cutting some 200 jobs in April. Job cuts weren't the only story revolving around the San Antonio-based company this week. Express-News staffer Madison Iszler reported on Thursday that USAA Federal Savings Bank quietly moved its headquarters from San Antonio to Phoenix. Here's the rest of this week's top news:1.
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