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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 at (210) 348-8216 or my office in Washington at (202) 225-3236.
San Antonio
Celebrating Legacy Leadership Initiative Graduates
Last Saturday, my district office recognized the Legacy Leadership Initiative (LLI) graduates who spent 6 months committed to serving local organizations and learning about our city departments. San Antonio is proud to have students who give back to our community.
Washington, D.C.
Meeting with HCA Healthcare
This week, I had the pleasure of meeting with folks from HCA hospitals in San Antonio. We discussed the importance of extending the Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits to ensure families have access to affordable healthcare.
National Association of Realtors
This week, I also met with folks from the National Association of Realtors from San Antonio. We discussed future steps to make the American dream of homeownership a reality for everyone.
Legislative Updates
Statement on DOJ Suing Texas Over In-State Tuition
The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Texas over its law allowing undocumented students to receive in-state tuition. This policy was signed by then Gov. Rick Perry more than 20 years ago. This lawsuit is meritless, cruel, and vindictive. This is a disappointing action from an administration that doesn’t care about anyone but billionaires.
Read my full statement here.
Statement on Abbott Ending In-State Tuition
On June 4, Governor Greg Abbott decided to end in-state tuition in Texas. This is backdoor legislating by cowards and Abbott and Paxton are refusing to defend the law enacted in 2001.
Read my full statement here.
Letter to Secretary Hegseth Defending Joint Base San Antonio
This past Tuesday, I sent a letter to Secretary Hegseth urging him to establish Joint Base San Antonio as the headquarters for the proposed consolidated Western Hemisphere Command. This comes after Secretary Hegseth’s memorandum that would direct the consolidation and relocation of U.S Army North and U.S Army South into a single Western Hemisphere Command at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Read more about the letter here.
Social Media Highlights
On the Duplicitous Attack on San Antonio Immigrant Communities
See post here.
On Pride Month
See post here.
On the Colorado Antisemitic Hate Crime
See post here.
On the Death of Jonathan Joss
See post here.
On the DOJ Suing Texas Over In-State Tuition
See post here.
Articles of the Week
Texas Public Radio: “Rep. Castro to U.S. defense chief: Don't pull Army North, South out of San Antonio for new command”
Read the article here.
San Antonio Express News: “Eliminating the Texas Dream Act is a self-defeating nightmare”
Read the article here.
KABB San Antonio: "Striking Down In-State Tuition"
Watch clip here.
Reminder of the Week
The 2025 Congressional App Challenge has launched! Middle and High School students are invited to submit original apps for a chance to win the annual challenge. The first-place winner will be flown out to D.C. for a special reception. I look forward to seeing the STEM talent our students have to offer! Register at http://bit.ly/registerforcac.
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That’s all for this week. Talk soon.
Sincerely,
Joaquin Castro
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