Tony Quesada

3 weeks ago | expressnews.com | Tony Quesada

The best-tasting water I've ever drank was produced beneath the ocean's surface aboard the USS Maryland, an Ohio class ballistic missile submarine. Making potable water from seawater on a sub is a pretty simple process, known as distillation or thermal desalination, generally using a piece of high-pressure steam-powered machinery called an evaporator. First, bring in seawater, which in the middle of any ocean at depths where subs operate is essentially free of human-made impurities.

1 month ago | expressnews.com | Tony Quesada

There's something eerily and sadly fitting about the name of the Salvadoran immigrant man from Maryland who was erroneously abducted by federal agents and flown to a draconian and secretive prison in El Salvador without a semblance of due process or remorse. Most of us are at least passingly familiar with the circumstances that have put Kilmar Abrego Garcia into a nightmare that is real.

Feb 7, 2025 | expressnews.com | Tony Quesada

An open letter posted online Feb. 2 by University of Texas at San Antonio Athletic Director Lisa Campos broadly outlining the school's strategy for competing and growing in tomorrow's evolving college athletics landscape got me asking a question. While many will say Campos' letter falls short of truly committing to winning at the highest levels, particularly in football, is this type of dream realistic? Can the Roadrunners ever join the echelons of the so-called Power Four conferences?

Jan 30, 2025 | expressnews.com | Tony Quesada

The San Antonio Ethics Review Board's ruling that District 2 City Council Member Jalen McKee-Rodriguez violated the city's ethics code when he deceived a businessman in an attempt to undermine a rezoning request brought the sordid matter to a close. The ethics board issued a letter of admonition, and McKee-Rodriguez must undergo one-on-one ethics training with the board's city liaison.

Jan 10, 2025 | expressnews.com | Tony Quesada

In today's evolving era in which top college athletes are earning millions of dollars from the use of their name, image and likeness, one could hardly begrudge Jeremy Bloom for feeling simultaneously vindicated and wistful. In summer 2002, Bloom, then a 20-year-old Olympic moguls skier, sued the NCAA, asking the court to intercede to allow him to play college football without having to cease skiing professionally or stop earning sponsorship compensation associated with it.