SATX journalist/gamer. @MySA @ExpressNews staff writer covering cops & crime. A&M-SA proud. Re-tweet ≠ endorsement. Send news tips to jbeltran@express-news.net.
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Jun 2
Texas resumes CDLs for temporary agriculture workers, ends Spanish-language license tests expressnews.com/news/article… via @expressnews
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Jun 1
Two arrested during Spurs Western Conference finals celebrations, SAPD says expressnews.com/news/article… via @expressnews
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Apr 28
Commerce Street to remain open if Spurs win Game 5, police say expressnews.com/sports/spurs… via @expressnews
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Jacob Beltran retweeted
Apr 15
Good morning, San Antonio☀️ Here's what's breaking:
⏩ Arrest made in deadly family barbecue shooting
⏩ Power outages affect thousands
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Jacob Beltran retweeted
Apr 12
⛈️ South Texas weather alert ⛈️
A line of strong storms will move through the Hill Country early Sunday, reaching I-35 between 7 a.m. and noon. A few storms could bring hail.
San Antonio storm chances will be 50-60%. There is a chance that the line could miss us to the north.
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Jacob Beltran retweeted
Mar 23
It's a busy Monday, San Antonio🌇 Here's what's breaking:
⏩ Arrest in street racing crash that killed 12-year-old
⏩ Police chase knife-wielding man at airport
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Feb 27
A San Antonio nurse practitioner took a plea deal today for brutally stabbing his 11-month-old daughter to death. @gabbyybarra_ captured the powerful moment the baby's mother addressed him in court in her story here: expressnews.com/news/article… via @expressnews
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Feb 25
Veteran killed in hookah bar shooting was 'popular everywhere.' His story from cousin who survived. | story by @AnnasofiaScheve expressnews.com/news/article… via @expressnews
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Jacob Beltran retweeted
Feb 10
Good morning, San Antonio🌞 Here's what's breaking this morning:
⏩ I-35 north downtown shut down after major crash
⏩ Search for missing 14-year-old Ava Lucia Sanchez
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Jacob Beltran retweeted
‘A burning pain’: Second teacher shot during gunman’s siege at Robb Elementary testifies. By @Peggy_OHare. expressnews.com/news/article… via @expressnews
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Jacob Beltran retweeted
18 Nov 2025
Breaking: Police say two brutal beating deaths on the Northwest Side within 24 hours are connected:
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18 Nov 2025
Out at a motel on Rittiman right by Interstate 35 where @SATXPolice and other agencies are searching rooms in response to thousands of calls over the past year. Sgt. tells us that they found locks on the outside of doors, often a sign of human trafficking. @ExpressNews
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18 Nov 2025
The joint operation is part of a DART warrant, otherwise known as Dangerous Assessment Response Team, to address code violations and numerous other problems that arise with such properties.
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30 Sep 2025
SAPD reports a pipe bomb found at the Clara apartments has been made safe for transport by the Bonn squad and will be destroyed at a separate location. ATF is investigating, but police say no suspects as of now. @ExpressNews
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19 Sep 2025
Marijuana smell coming from jail bathroom leads to jailer's arrest, says Bexar sheriff expressnews.com/news/article… via @expressnews
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25 Jul 2025
Watch: Councilwoman Ivalis Meza Gonzalez arrested, addresses DWI charge expressnews.com/news/article… via @expressnews
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4 Mar 2025
San Antonio firefighters said they have the blaze off Southton Road contained and are working to extinguish what remains. Evacuees are asked to remain at the Espada Road shelter until the fire is extinguished. @ExpressNews
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21 Feb 2025
Hundreds of new Americans sworn in at San Antonio naturalization ceremonies | story by @elizabeth2863 expressnews.com/news/article… via @expressnews
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19 Feb 2025
'You will be in a cage where you belong': SAPD officer to man who shot him | @gabbyybarra_ captured the powerful moment in her story here: expressnews.com/news/article… via @expressnews
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