Jackie Velez
News Desk Assistantjackie@tpr.org
(210) 614-8977 x332
Jackie Velez is the News Desk Assistant.
Jackie came to TPR as a board operator and assisted with production on TPR’s “The Source.” She now produces general topics for the TPR Newsroom as well as topics from “The Source.”
Jackie grew up in San Antonio Texas and has two bachelor’s degrees in communications with a concentration in journalism and English from the University of the Incarnate Word.
Before joining TPR, she was a marketing intern for the locally based magazine, 71 Magazine, an international interactive publication in 2018 and a digital reporter intern for La Prensa in 2021. In her spare time, Jackie takes part in the writing and performance group Teatro Esperanza. Teatro Esperanza is a group of women who write about their life experiences and growing up in San Antonio. Jackie has also performed on stage for Jump-Start Performance Company and Overtime Theater.
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The heat wave continues to sear San Antonio into August - the hottest month of the year – and one of the consequences of such heat is felt and seen among the city’s facilities devoted to animals.
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The San Antonio Water System has launched a rebate program that offers residents cash back for lawn projects that reduce grass and its watering needs.
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The team will also take donations to hospitals, law enforcement, health care workers, and funeral homes that are providing free services.
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Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the public for donations to fund his controversial effort to bus migrants from border communities to Washington D.C. following criticism over his use of taxpayer dollars.
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Black cancer patients fare worse with COVID-19, according to the results of a new nationwide study.
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Se acerca la fecha límite para solicitar el programa de subsidio de cuidado infantil de un año que otorga la Comisión de la Fuerza Laboral de Texas para los trabajadores de servicios.
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The deadline to apply for the Texas Workforce Commission’s one-year child care subsidy program for those in the service industry is Wednesday.
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The Spina Bifida Association is holding their annual Teal on the Hill event. Members from across the nation will come together virtually March 1 to advocate for a variety of disability rights issues.
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UT Health San Antonio and University Health have performed South Texas’ first surgery to treat Alzheimer’s.