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October 1, 2025 at 12:38 AM

Government Shutdown | My Message to You

Home About Contact Media Resources   Dear Friend, We are hours away from a government shutdown, and conservatives are refusing to negotiate a deal that protects affordable healthcare for millions of small business owners and middle-class families.  Two weeks ago, I heard…

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September 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM

Midnight tonight

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend,  We have a BIG end-of-quarter fundraising deadline at midnight tonight.  And with a government shutdown looming and health care for millions hanging in the balance, I need all the help I can get.  Republicans control the entire government. If …

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September 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM

Americans’ health care hangs in the balance

Joaquin Castro for Congress I’m pushing to protect health care for millions. Friend,  The government will shut down tomorrow at midnight unless Republicans pass a funding bill. Republicans control the White House, the House, and the Senate. It’s their responsibility to keep the g…

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September 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM

SAVE THE DATE | Passport Fair on October 11th

Home About Contact Media Resources   Dear Friend, My office is hosting a Passport Fair on Saturday, October 11th to help you apply for or renew an existing passport. The fair will take place at the San Antonio Food Bank from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM. To reserve your spot, plea…

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September 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM

Is Tom Homan illegal?

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, have you heard of Tom Homan, Trump's border czar? This week we found out that last year, he took $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents posing as business executives – promising cushy contracts if Trump won. And guess what? When Trump won,…

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September 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM

Weekly Update from Congressman Joaquin Castro

Home About Contact Media Resources   Dear Friend, Last week, I heard from many of you that you are concerned about rising healthcare costs. My office has also been receiving hundreds of calls expressing concerns about the rising cost of living, and other policies that a…

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September 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM

WATCH: "I dissent—this is legalized prejudice and racism."

Home About Contact Media Resources   Dear Friend, Last week, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled that ICE and other federal agents can target people who look Latino, speak Spanish, or appear to work a low-wage job. This ruling is a green light for raci…

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September 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM

Free speech is under attack

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, I'm furious. Yesterday, after direct threats from Trump’s hand-picked FCC Chair, ABC has pulled Jimmy Kimmel off the air indefinitely.  This is an unprecedented abuse of power by an FCC Chair. But unfortunately, it’s just another example of D…

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September 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM

🎂 IT’S JOAQUIN’S BIRTHDAY!

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, TODAY is Joaquin’s birthday! Can you help us celebrate? We’re asking Joaquin’s top supporters to chip in ANY amount to support his reelection campaign and efforts to mobilize Texans. Can we count on you to pitch in? Joaquin is so thankful to h…

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September 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM

Can we count on you?

Joaquin Castro for Congress Tomorrow is Joaquin’s birthday! Friend, Tomorrow is Joaquin’s 51st birthday! To celebrate, we’re asking his top supporters to chip in ANY amount to support his reelection campaign and efforts to mobilize Texans. Can we count on you to chip in? Joaquin …

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September 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM

NEW: Exciting Announcement to Kick Off Hispanic Heritage Month

Home About Contact Media Resources   Dear Friend, Today marks the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month! This month, we will take time to reflect and uplift Latino stories and voices.    To kick off Hispanic Heritage Month, I am launching my fourth annual call for public …

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September 12, 2025 at 10:05 PM

If Conservatives in Congress Don’t Extend ACA Premium Tax Credits, Healthcare Costs Will Go Up for Texans

Home About Contact Media Resources   Dear Friend, This year,  24 million folks were able to afford access to high quality health care through the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—with ACA premium tax credits saving people an average of $705 a year. In Texas, more than 3 million…

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September 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM

Things are heating up in Texas

Joaquin Castro for Congress A brand new poll shows Texas is in play Things are heating up in Texas, Friend. A BRAND NEW poll shows Trump’s approval rating is crashing in Texas — and so is Greg Abbott’s Trump’s approval rating among Texans has fallen NINE points in the last six mo…

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September 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM

Nominate Your Favorite Songs and Albums by Texas Artists to the National Recording Registry

Home About Contact Media Resources   Dear Friend, I'll be nominating songs and albums by Texas artists to the prestigious National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress, which chooses 25 culturally significant recordings to preserve our nation’s audio legacy for …

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September 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM

Trump’s next target

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, Donald Trump just declared war on an American city. After deploying National Guard troops to Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., Trump is now threatening to send troops into Chicago. And over the weekend, Trump said “Chicago is about to find out…

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September 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM

Our economy is sputtering

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, In just a few months, Donald Trump has managed to completely bungle our economy. The new jobs report was just released showing our economy added 50,000 FEWER jobs than expected this month – and in July, we actually lost jobs for the first time…

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September 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM

Weekly Update from Congressman Joaquin Castro

Home About Contact Media Resources   Dear Friend, This week, we continue to see the effects of this administration’s policy decisions. Inflation keeps rising and unemployment rates are at an all-time high. The conservative funding bill slashed healthcare funding, causing…

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September 4, 2025 at 9:24 PM

Trump can’t escape Epstein

Joaquin Castro for Congress We’re so close to forcing a vote to release the Epstein files Friend, Yesterday I signed on to a bipartisan discharge petition – led by Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna –  that could force a vote on releasing the full Epstein files.  Jeffrey Epstein’…

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September 2, 2025 at 9:41 PM

ADD YOUR NAME: release the Epstein files

Joaquin Castro for Congress Sign my petition to release the full Epstein files Hey Friend, Today Congress returns from the August recess with a full agenda for September. But there’s one issue we cannot let Republicans continue to ignore… Congress MUST hold a vote on releasing th…

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August 31, 2025 at 11:46 PM

Before midnight?

Joaquin Castro for Congress Hey, it’s Joaquin -- I’m reaching out with a quick favor to ask. Our August fundraising deadline is TONIGHT at midnight – and I’m hoping you can chip in whatever you can. Here’s the truth: Trump and Texas Republicans illegally gerrymandered our maps –…

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August 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM

Weekly Update from Congressman Joaquin Castro

    Home About Contact Media Resources   Dear Friend, I hope you had a good week. I know our community is facing many challenges. Tariffs are raising prices, ICE is detaining innocent folks, and Trump is attacking Hispanic Colleges and Universities all while the thr…

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August 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM

Trump's National Guard deployment

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard is not about crime or law and order…it’s about control. There are no violent protests in Los Angeles. Violent crime is at a 30-year low in Washington, D.C. Yet Trump has activated thousands of Gu…

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August 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM

TRUMP: “maybe we’d like a dictator”

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, Donald Trump is on an authoritarian power trip. He’s sending national guard troops into cities. He’s ordering red states to gerrymander their maps ahead of the midterms. And he just suggested that a lot of Americans would “like a dictator” in …

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August 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM

They’ve all gotta go

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, Texas has been betrayed by our statewide elected politicians. Instead of defending Texas, every single Republican holding statewide office kowtowed to Donald Trump: Greg Abbott called the special session to rig our maps at Trump’s direction …

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August 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM

Weekly Update from Congressman Joaquin Castro

    Home About Contact Media Resources   Dear Friend, We've made it to the end of the week. As your elected representative, it is my honor to stand with you, and it’s important that we stick together in this fight. I know there is a lot going on in our community rig…

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August 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM

They messed with Texas…

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, It’s official: the Texas House has approved their gerrymandered maps at the direction of Donald Trump. Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton, and the Texas Republicans who pushed this power grab should be ashamed – but they’re not. They’re happy to do Trump…

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August 19, 2025 at 9:45 PM

Texas is just the opening act

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, what happens in Texas, doesn't stay in Texas... For the last two weeks, Texas Democrats broke quorum in the legislature to block Greg Abbott and Texas Republicans from gerrymandering our state’s congressional maps. Thanks to their courage, the…

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August 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM

Weekly Update from Congressman Joaquin Castro

    Home About Contact Media Resources   Dear Friend, I hope you are doing well. As your elected representative, it is an honor to serve you and fight against the current attacks on our democracy. Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard to Washington, D.C. I jo…

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August 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM

They want to rig our maps into oblivion

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, Greg Abbott is on a power trip. As Texas House Democrats continue to break quorum, blocking Trump’s plan to rig our state’s congressional maps — Greg Abbott is now threatening to steal even more seats. Abbott just gave away the whole game. Re…

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August 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM

TX Dems are WINNING

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton are doing everything in their power to force Texas House Democrats back to the state so they can pass their rigged maps for Donald Trump. But none of it is working. They’ve fined them thousands of dollars. They’ve se…

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August 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM

LAST CALL | Nominate Your Favorite Latino Movies to the National Film Registry

Home About Contact Media Resources   Dear Friend,     Today is your last chance to nominate a Latino film for induction into the prestigious National Film Registry. This is about sharing our important stories with the world and giving them the recognition they deserve.  …

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August 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM

Weekly Update from Congressman Joaquin Castro

    Home About Contact Media Resources   Dear Friend, I hope you are having a good week. As your elected Representative, it is an honor to stand with you and fight against anything that is a threat to the rule of law and our democracy. The fight against illegal redis…

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August 8, 2025 at 6:55 PM

This fight in Texas is so important

Joaquin Castro for Congress Really quick, Friend. Right now, Texas is at the center of one of the most important political fights in the nation. Greg Abbott and Texas Republicans are doing everything in their power to rig Texas’s congressional maps for Trump – including asking t…

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August 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM

THIS is how we fight back

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, It’s official: Texas House Democrats have left the state to break quorum and block Donald Trump and Greg Abbott from rigging Texas’s congressional maps. Trump is attempting to steal FIVE congressional seats in Texas by gerrymandering our state…

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August 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM

Weekly Update from Congressman Joaquin Castro

    Home About Contact Media Resources   Dear Friend, I hope you are having a good week. As your elected Representative, it is an honor to stand with you and fight for the benefits and services San Antonians rely on. This week, I was on the ground in San Antonio and…

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August 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM

5 DAYS LEFT: Nominate Your Favorite Latino Movie to the National Film Registry

Home About Contact Media Resources   Dear Friend,     Media representation matters. Greater representation of Latinos in media means a more accurate and authentic portrayal of our community. There are currently 900 films in the National Film Registry but only roughly 3% a…

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August 1, 2025 at 12:50 AM

Really quick

Joaquin Castro for Congress Really quick, Friend. We're only a few hours away from a big end-of-the month fundraising deadline—in the middle of Donald Trump and Greg Abbott's attempted power grap of Texas's congressional maps.  If we're going to fight this effort to rig the midt…

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July 31, 2025 at 7:33 PM

BIG hearing on Friday

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, this is really important. Texas Republicans are rushing to pass their new gerrymandered maps to give Trump FIVE new congressional seats ahead of the midterms. But on Friday, August 1st at 10am there will be a Redistricting Committee Meeting at…

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July 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM

🚨 They just released their maps

Joaquin Castro for Congress TX Republicans just released their gerrymander plan BIG UPDATE, Friend: Texas Republicans just released their proposed maps to gerrymander Texas’s congressional districts ahead of the midterms – and they’re as bad as we thought. I’m going to explain mo…

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July 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM

Texans have had enough

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, Donald Trump and Greg Abbott think they can rig our state’s congressional maps without Texans noticing. But as I traveled the state this weekend, it’s clear Texans are ready to fight back. That’s why this weekend I joined some of Texas’s top l…

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July 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM

Weekly Update from Congressman Joaquin Castro

    Home About Contact Media Resources   Dear Friend, I hope you had a good week. Yesterday, I testified before the Texas legislature on Governor Abbott's gerrymandering efforts and I will continue to stand against anything that will hurt Texans.  As your elected Me…

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July 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM

Congressman Castro Testifies Before Texas Legislature on Redistricting

Home About Contact Media Resources Dear Friend,  Governor Greg Abbott has agreed to hold a highly unusual, unscheduled, mid-decade congressional redistricting effort that could disenfranchise minority voters to keep Republicans in office—all at President Trump’s biddin…

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July 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM

Fight Trump’s Texas gerrymander

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend,  The special session of the Texas Legislature is underway – and Republicans are moving full steam ahead on Trump’s plan to gerrymander our maps ahead of the midterms. If they’re successful, they could steal as many as FIVE congressional seats …

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July 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM

Here we go

Joaquin Castro for Congress The TX special session starts today Today is the day, Friend.  The Texas Legislature convenes today for a special session — which will include a big fight over Greg Abbott and Donald Trump’s attempt to gerrymander Texas’s congressional maps ahead of th…

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July 18, 2025 at 9:46 PM

🚨TRUMP & ABBOTT’S PLOT

Joaquin Castro for Congress We need you. Friend, We’re headed for a HUGE fight in Texas – and we need your help. Donald Trump has ordered Greg Abbott to gerrymander Texas’s congressional maps AHEAD of the upcoming midterms – to block Democrats from taking back the House. Greg Abb…

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July 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM

Weekly Update from Congressman Joaquin Castro

    Home About Contact Media Resources   Dear Friend, I hope you had a good week. This Tuesday, I got to hear from those of you who joined our Telephone Town Hall. Thank you for joining our discussion on Trump's Big Ugly Bill, the devastating floods in Central Texas, a…

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July 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM

John Lewis’s fight lives on

Joaquin Castro for Congress Today marks 5 years since Rep. John Lewis’s passing Friend, Today marks five years since the passing of Congressman John Lewis, a civil rights icon who championed the idea of getting in “good trouble” to help redeem the soul of America. In honor of Rep…

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July 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM

Trump and Abbott are conspiring

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, Donald Trump is attempting to rig Texas’s congressional maps to prevent Democrats from winning back the House. Trump has conspired with Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton, and Texas Republicans to redraw Texas’s congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midte…

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July 15, 2025 at 12:44 AM

They have to pay the price

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, Trump and Republicans’ “big beautiful bill” is going to be a big, ugly disaster for the state of Texas – but we can make sure they pay the political price.  Thanks to this law: 1.7 MILLION Texans are expected to lose health insurance 32,00…

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July 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM

Weekly Update from Congressman Joaquin Castro

Home About Contact Media Resources   Dear Friend, This week our community has faced many challenges. Amid the devastation, I am proud to see Texans showing up and supporting each other. As your elected Member of Congress, I am fighting to make your voices heard and push …

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