/tags/joaquin-castro Joaquin Castro en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 17:11:31 GMT /politics/2021-10-29/texas-congressman-joaquin-castro-signs-letter-urging-a-doj-probe-into-operation-lone-star Castro and 25 other members of Congress argued in a letter that the policy is likely illegal, and wanted an investigation into the state's treatment of migrants crossing the border. Fri, 29 Oct 2021 17:11:31 GMT /politics/2021-10-29/texas-congressman-joaquin-castro-signs-letter-urging-a-doj-probe-into-operation-lone-star Paul DeBenedetto /politics/2021-07-13/joaquin-castro-broke-quorum-in-2003-now-hes-helping-texas-dems-derail-controversial-voting-bills San Antonio Congressman Joaquin Castro, as a state representative in 2003, participated in a similar quorum break to Oklahoma with more than four dozen Democrats at the time to stop redistricting bills. Nearly 20 years later, Castro will assist his legislative counterparts during their potentially weeks-long stay in D.C. and support federal voting legislation. Tue, 13 Jul 2021 20:16:43 GMT /politics/2021-07-13/joaquin-castro-broke-quorum-in-2003-now-hes-helping-texas-dems-derail-controversial-voting-bills Joey Palacios /politics/2021-01-06/cruz-called-on-to-resign-after-objecting-to-bidens-victory-just-before-pro-trump-rioters-breach-congress “He has conducted himself shamelessly, and I think he has done this because he believes it's the only way, the only chance that he has to win the Republican nomination for president,� Joaquin Castro said. Thu, 07 Jan 2021 03:27:49 GMT /politics/2021-01-06/cruz-called-on-to-resign-after-objecting-to-bidens-victory-just-before-pro-trump-rioters-breach-congress Mitchell Ferman /texas/2019-08-08/joaquin-castro-draws-criticism-for-tweeting-trump-donor-list U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, who represents San Antonio, is being criticized by Republican politicians after tweeting a list of San Antonio-based donors to� Thu, 08 Aug 2019 18:29:25 GMT /texas/2019-08-08/joaquin-castro-draws-criticism-for-tweeting-trump-donor-list Terri Langford /politics/2019-05-01/joaquin-castro-wont-challenge-john-cornyn-for-u-s-senate-seat WASHINGTON � U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro will not run for Senate after all.After repeated public signals that he was "all but certain" to challenge� Wed, 01 May 2019 21:33:36 GMT /politics/2019-05-01/joaquin-castro-wont-challenge-john-cornyn-for-u-s-senate-seat Abby Livingston, Patrick Svitek /texas/2019-03-21/if-joaquin-castro-runs-for-senate-who-in-san-antonio-could-take-his-place-in-congress From Texas Standard:Though he hasn't made an official announcement, Texas Monthly recently reported that Joaquin Castro could soon announce plans to� Thu, 21 Mar 2019 17:59:10 GMT /texas/2019-03-21/if-joaquin-castro-runs-for-senate-who-in-san-antonio-could-take-his-place-in-congress Jill Ament, Kristen Cabrera /politics/2019-03-01/rep-joaquin-castro-seriously-considering-run-against-sen-john-cornyn WASHINGTON � U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro's camp released a statement early Friday morning making clear that the San Antonio Democrat is mulling whether to� Fri, 01 Mar 2019 17:43:10 GMT /politics/2019-03-01/rep-joaquin-castro-seriously-considering-run-against-sen-john-cornyn Abby Livingston /politics/2019-01-18/castro-brothers-call-for-trumps-impeachment-resignation-after-buzzfeed-report A new report from BuzzFeed News accuses President Donald Trump of directing his longtime attorney Michael Cohen to lie to Congress, and Joaquín and Julián� Fri, 18 Jan 2019 18:39:52 GMT /politics/2019-01-18/castro-brothers-call-for-trumps-impeachment-resignation-after-buzzfeed-report Andrew Weber /texas/2017-07-17/to-defeat-greg-abbott-texas-democrats-need-to-recruit-a-political-rock-star From Texas Standard:Former Olympic gold medalist and transgender activist, Caitlyn Jenner, is flirting with the idea of running for the U.S. Senate. So is� Mon, 17 Jul 2017 21:40:38 GMT /texas/2017-07-17/to-defeat-greg-abbott-texas-democrats-need-to-recruit-a-political-rock-star Jill Ament /politics/2017-03-01/a-texas-democrat-and-republican-react-to-trumps-address-to-congress From Texas Standard:He didn’t say the word "Texas" � but the Lone Star State was woven throughout President Donald Trump’s first address to Congress. From� Thu, 02 Mar 2017 00:29:03 GMT /politics/2017-03-01/a-texas-democrat-and-republican-react-to-trumps-address-to-congress Michael Marks, Rhonda Fanning