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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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July 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM

A BIG new poll

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, we just got BIG news. In just 5 months, Trump has completely turned the American people against him on the issue of IMMIGRATION. Gallup just dropped a bombshell new poll on immigration and it proves that our fight against Trump’s extreme agend…

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July 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM

I’m pissed.

Joaquin Castro for Congress I'm pissed, Friend. Less than a week after Texas suffered one of the deadliest floods in state history, Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton are focused on redrawing Texas’s congressional maps to help Trump and Republicans in Congress. Abbott and Paxton’s top p…

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July 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM

Texas floods

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, Over the past few days, Texas’s Hill Country has been devastated by catastrophic flash flooding, overwhelming towns along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, just north of San Antonio.  At least 89 people have tragically lost their lives — inc…

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July 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM

Congressman Castro's Update on Trump's Big Ugly Bill

Home About Contact Media Resources Dear Friend, Republicans in the House of Representatives are on the brink of passing their Big Ugly Bill that will devastate our communities in order to pay for tax cuts for the rich. It will strip healthcare from 17 million Americans—…

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June 30, 2025 at 9:33 PM

We’re halfway through

Joaquin Castro for Congress Our first big test since my announcement Friend,  There’s only a few hours left until the end-of-quarter fundraising deadline – our biggest deadline so far this year. It’s also the first deadline since I announced that I’m actively considering a run fo…

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June 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM

Our biggest deadline yet

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend,  Our biggest fundraising deadline of the year is on Monday at midnight. There’s two reasons why this one is SO important: First, this is the last FEC fundraising deadline for the first half of 2025 Second, this is the first deadline since …

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June 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM

Weekly Update from Congressman Joaquin Castro

Home About Contact Media Resources Dear Friend, I hope you had a good week. I am honored to share these updates with you and let you know what my staff and I have been up to this week. As always, if I can be of any assistance to you, please call my office in San Antonio…

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June 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM

Fwd: NEWS: Joaquin is considering a run for Senate

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend,  Did you see our email below? We wanted to make sure you were among the first to know that Joaquin is considering a run for U.S. Senate in Texas. Here’s the deal: Monday is the end of this fundraising quarter – and with Joaquin considering a c…

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June 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM

NEWS: Joaquin is considering a run for Senate

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend,  The San Antonio Express News just broke the story: “Rep. Joaquin Castro may run for Senate. Will it be a crowded race?” Texas will be home to one of the most competitive Senate races in the country in the 2026 midterms. And polls show that wi…

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June 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM

We can win in Texas

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, things are heating up in Texas. Poll after poll shows Ken Paxton leading by double digits in the Texas Senate race – and things are starting to get ugly, according to the Wall Street Journal. Paxton was indicted on felony charges. He was impea…

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June 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM

Iran

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, Donald Trump has just opened Pandora’s box in the Middle East. That’s what I told MSNBC this weekend after President Trump launched strikes against nuclear facilities in Iran. No authorization from Congress. No debate. No explanation to the Am…

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June 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM

Weekly Update from Congressman Joaquin Castro

Home About Contact Media Resources Dear Friend, I hope you had a good week. I am honored to share these updates with you and let you know what my staff and I have been up to this week. As always, if I can be of any assistance to you, please call my office in San Antonio…

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June 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM

I’m on the road in Texas

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, There’s something happening in Texas… Over the past few weeks, I’ve traveled across the state to talk with Texans about their experiences in the first few months of the Trump presidency. And people are fired up. Whether it’s Trump’s reckless t…

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June 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM

Texas is up for grabs

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, Republicans are terrified that they could lose the Texas Senate seat in the upcoming midterm elections. Poll after poll shows Ken Paxton—who was indicted on three felony charges and impeached by the Texas House—consistently leading by double d…

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June 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM

Weekly Update from Congressman Joaquin Castro

Home About Contact Media Resources Dear Friend, I hope you had a good week. I am honored to share these updates with you and let you know what my staff and I have been up to this week. I spent this week in Washington, meeting with constituents and fighting on your beh…

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June 13, 2025 at 9:11 PM

They cuffed a U.S. Senator

Joaquin Castro for Congress I’m attending the No Kings protest on Saturday Friend, You probably saw that yesterday my colleague and friend Sen. Alex Padilla was slammed to the ground and handcuffed after asking a question of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. As Sen. Padilla said, if thi…

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June 11, 2025 at 9:12 PM

Trump wants to rig Texas’s maps.

Joaquin Castro for Congress Trump is floating a plan to rig Texas’s maps. Friend, The Texas Tribune is reporting that Donald Trump is pressuring Texas Republicans to redraw our state’s congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterms to favor Republicans. According to the Trib, Tru…

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June 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM

We must speak out

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, Donald Trump is manufacturing a crisis in Los Angeles to stoke fear and seize more power. At the direction of Trump and Stephen Miller, ICE agents are indiscriminately rounding up people without warrants, denying them the right to speak with t…

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June 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM

Weekly Update from Congressman Joaquin Castro

Home About Contact Media Resources Dear Friend, I hope you had a good week. I am honored to share these updates with you and let you know what my staff and I have been up to this week. As always, if I can be of any assistance to you, please call my office in San Antonio…

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June 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM

Most corrupt politician in Texas

Joaquin Castro for Congress New poll shows Ken Paxton is the frontrunner Friend, A new poll in Texas just dropped showing AG Ken Paxton beating Sen. John Cornyn by 22 points in the Republican primary in Texas. Yes, that Ken Paxton – the guy accused of bribery by his own staff, i…

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June 3, 2025 at 12:47 AM

Pressure is building

Joaquin Castro for Congress I’m taking the case directly to Texans. Friend, Over the last few weeks, I’ve traveled across Texas to sound the alarm about Trump and Republicans’ plan to kick millions off of their health coverage to pay for huge tax cuts for the ultra wealthy. And i…

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May 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM

Genuinely inspired

Joaquin Castro for Congress We’re closing in on our goal. Friend, I’ve been traveling across Texas this week for my end-of-month listening tour and I have to say – I’m genuinely inspired by the conversations I’ve had. This week I visited Eagle Pass, a border town that’s felt the …

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May 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM

Weekly Update from Congressman Joaquin Castro

Home About Contact Media Resources Dear Friend, I hope you all had a good week. I am honored to share these updates with you and let you know what my staff and I have been up to this week. As always, if I can be of any assistance to you, please call my office in San A…

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May 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM

What I’m hearing

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, This weekend I kicked off my end-of-month listening tour across Texas with a stop in Corpus Christi. I talked with Texans about the real impacts of the Trump agenda that are making life harder for Texas families – from rising prices due to Tr…

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May 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM

Weekly Update from Congressman Joaquin Castro

Home About Contact Media Resources Dear Friend, I hope you had a good week. I am honored to share these updates with you and let you know what my staff and I have been up to this week. As always, if I can be of any assistance to you, please call my office in San Antonio …

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May 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM

I’m taking the case to Texans

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, With the end of the month coming up, I’m heading on the road! Over the next week, I’m going to be traveling across the state — hearing directly from Texans about their experiences with the first few months of the Trump administration.  The Tru…

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May 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM

We MUST defeat this bill

Joaquin Castro for Congress 🚨Trump’s disastrous budget bill could get a vote today. Friend, today could be the day. House Republicans are trying to jam through Trump’s disastrous budget bill — and could schedule a vote as soon as TODAY. Here are just *some* of the provisions in t…

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May 19, 2025 at 11:38 PM

They deported a child with a brain tumor

Joaquin Castro for Congress Why I traveled to Mexico Friend, I wanted to share a clip of my interview with MSNBC about my trip to Mexico to visit an 11-year-old girl with a brain tumor that was deported by the Trump administration. The girl, who is a U.S. citizen, had a rare brai…

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May 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM

Weekly Update from Congressman Joaquin Castro

Home About Contact Media Resources   Hi everyone, I hope you all had a good week. I am honored to share these updates with you and let you know what my staff and I have been up to this week. I know there is a lot going on right now in the news and there’s a lot at stak…

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May 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM

Why I went to Mexico

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, I just got back from Mexico, where I was visiting an 11-year-old girl and her family who were deported to Mexico while traveling to Houston for treatment of her brain tumor. The family, whose names are not being released, were detained in Feb…

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May 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM

Trump’s corruption is staggering

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, check out these two headlines: ABC NEWS: Trump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar NEWSWEEK: Millions Face Losing Health Insurance Under Republican Proposal Donald Trump and Republicans in Congres…

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May 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM

Weekly Update from Congressman Joaquin Castro

Home About Contact Media Resources   Hi everyone, I hope you all had a good week. I am honored to share these updates with you and let you know what my staff and I have been up to this week. As always, if I can be of any assistance to you, please call my office in San …

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May 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM

The MAGA budget disaster

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, House Republicans are moving full steam ahead to pass their budget – and it’s a disaster. Take a look for yourself at what they’ve proposed: ➔ $4.5 trillion in tax cuts for the wealthy and well-connected ➔ Massive cuts to Medicaid, which 5 mil…

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May 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM

Our deadline

Joaquin Castro for Congress Our end-of-week deadline is a couple days away. Friend, We have a big fight ahead of us. Republicans are moving full steam ahead to pass a bill to slash Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for billionaires. It’s crazy, right? In the middle of Trump’s trade wa…

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May 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM

Most corrupt politician in Texas

Joaquin Castro for Congress New poll shows Paxton leading GOP primary Friend, A new poll shows Ken Paxton, the most corrupt politician in Texas, leading the Republican primary to become Texas’s next Senator. This should alarm all Texans. Ken Paxton was indicted for fraud, impeach…

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May 2, 2025 at 7:47 PM

Weekly Update from Congressman Joaquin Castro

Home About Contact Media Resources   Hi everyone, I hope you all had a good week. I am honored to share these updates with you and let you know what I’ve been up to this week. As always, if I can be of any assistance to you, please call my office in San Antonio at (210…

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April 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM

100 days

Joaquin Castro for Congress Chaos. Corruption. Incompetence. Those are the words I would use to describe Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office.  Meanwhile, my Republican colleagues in Congress have done nothing to stop the chaos. They’re a rubber stamp for Trump’s destructive …

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April 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM

They’re not off the hook

Joaquin Castro for Congress I just held a town hall in McAllen Friend, This weekend I held a town hall in McAllen, in a Republican congressional district, to sound the alarm about Trump’s destructive agenda. I heard from seniors who are worried about Trump and Musk’s attacks on S…

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April 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM

Weekly Update from Congressman Joaquin Castro

Home About Contact Media Resources   Hi everyone, Happy Friday! I am honored to share these updates with you and let you know what I’ve been up to this week. As always, if I can be of any assistance to you, please call my office in San Antonio at (210) 348-8216 or my o…

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