Joey Palacios
Engagement Producer / Intern Coordinatorjoey@tpr.org
Twitter: @jpeucules
Born and raised in San Antonio, Joey joined the Texas Public Radio newsroom in October of 2011. Joey graduated from Roosevelt High School and obtained an associate of applied science degree in radio and television broadcasting from San Antonio College in 2010.
Joey started his broadcasting career in 2007 at KSYM-90.1 FM as a DJ and later became program director of the station. After graduation, he interned at KTSA-550 AM and was hired as a reporter covering elections, breaking news, and the 2011 legislative session.
For TPR, Joey covers a variety of general assignments including breaking news, local school districts, higher education, police, fire, capital improvement, non-profits, health care, community issues and local politics. Joey has also had several stories aired on NPR national newscasts.
When not working, Joey enjoys biking, hiking, cooking, and socializing.
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Texas Department of Public Safety troopers arrived in riot gear in Dilley on Wednesday as protesters gathered outside the South Texas Family Residential Center to draw attention to the detention of a five-year-old boy from the Minneapolis area being held at the ICE facility. -
District 8 Councilwoman Ivalis Meza Gonzalez will receive deferred adjudication after a no contest plea to obstruction of a highway with nine months of probation. The decision stems from an alleged drunk driving incident last year. -
A seven-hour San Antonio City Council meeting on immigration enforcement drew packed chambers, repeated disruptions, and deep divisions over police cooperation with ICE. -
At least 10 of the 14 portraits were defaced some time between Sunday and Monday. The mural was completed just last month in a project that began in March of last year. -
The building and two parking lots next to the former federal courthouse are owned by the federal government. What will be in the building after the purchase is uncertain except for a few federal offices for about three years until they have to relocate. It’s next to what will be the site of the proposed basketball arena. -
A $150,000 investment from District 7 will cover transit costs for up to 5,500 middle and high school students as the city aims to reduce chronic absenteeism. -
The City of San Antonio is in the final stages of using $30 million of money committed from the San Antonio Spurs to purchase a federal building within the proposed sports and entertainment district. -
District 8 City Councilwoman Ivalis Meza Gonzalez will rejoin the city council’s Audit, Community Health, and Workforce committees after being removed last year. -
San Antonio is preparing for what's believed to be the largest Martin Luther King Jr. March in the country this Monday. Two special guests will take the stage at the end of the march. -
Judge Christine Hortick sided with the City of San Antonio after an hour of arguments from attorneys over the basis the city did not need council approval to allocate funds for the project.
