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December 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM

Should Congress extend healthcare tax credits?

Home About Contact Media Resources   Dear Friend, Texans are some of the most hard-working folks I know. But right now, many are struggling because of President Trump’s policies that are making life more expensive. Grocery prices are up, the economy is hurting and now h…

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December 9, 2025 at 9:48 PM

Fwd: It’s official: I’m in

Joaquin Castro for Congress Hey Friend, We wanted to make sure you saw Joaquin’s announcement that he’s running for reelection! Greg Abbott and Donald Trump are doing everything in their power to keep Republicans in charge in Washington – including gerrymandering Texas’s congres…

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December 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM

It’s official: I’m in

Joaquin Castro for Congress It's official, Friend: I have filed for reelection to represent Texas’s 20th District in Congress. I love representing my hometown, San Antonio, in Congress. I’m running for reelection because I want to keep working to make life more affordable for th…

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December 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM

A shameful SCOTUS decision

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, Yesterday the Supreme Court gave the green light for Texas Republicans to use their gerrymandered maps ordered by Donald Trump – after a lower court struck them down. The Trump-stacked Supreme Court continues to use its shadow docket to give i…

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December 4, 2025 at 10:44 PM

I refuse to be silent

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, Last month there was an immigration raid on the Northside of San Antonio, resulting in 143 people being taken into custody in a chaotic scene for our community. But despite the raid taking place more than two weeks ago, there has been no infor…

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December 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM

Make it make sense

Joaquin Castro for Congress Make it make sense, Friend, Trump just pardoned the former president of Honduras, who was convicted in the United States of trafficking hundreds of tons of drugs into our borders. AT THE SAME TIME, Trump is using our military to conduct extrajudicial …

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December 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM

In court THIS week

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, This is a BIG week for Texas and Trump’s plot to rig the upcoming midterms. The Supreme Court may rule this week on Texas’s congressional maps — which were gerrymandered by Greg Abbott and Texas Republicans after orders from Donald Trump. Bef…

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November 24, 2025 at 10:09 PM

Our chance to defeat their power grab

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, Last week a federal court struck down Trump and Abbott’s illegal power grab in Texas – finding the new maps were racially gerrymandered to hurt Black and Hispanic Texans. But then last Friday, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito temporarily blo…

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November 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM

ICE Conducted a Raid in San Antonio | Here's What We Know

Home About Contact Media Resources   Dear Friend, Federal agents carried out a raid operation on the Northside of San Antonio this past weekend. More than 140 people were detained in the middle of the night at a food court area.  There are serious questions surroundin…

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November 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM

It all comes down to this

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, We’re officially in midterm season – and Trump and Republicans are in trouble. Here are just a few headlines from the past few days: REUTERS: Donald Trump’s disapproval rating jumps to 58 percent: Poll AP: More Americans are unhappy with the w…

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November 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM

We need your help

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, After months of refusing, stalling, and keeping Congress closed to avoid a vote, Speaker Mike Johnson has finally scheduled a vote this week on releasing the DOJ’s files on Jeffrey Epstein. And we expect that it’s going to pass with bipartis…

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November 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM

Weekly Update from Congressman Joaquin Castro

Home About Contact Media Resources   Dear Friend, I hope you had a good week.  Now that the government is re-opened, the fight for affordable healthcare continues. I am ready to fight for San Antonians and lower the cost of living. Texans deserve to afford groceries, h…

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November 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM

250 DAYS without representation

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, Yesterday Adelita Grijalva was finally sworn into office after weeks of being blocked by Speaker Mike Johnson. And the first thing she did was sign the petition to force a vote on releasing the Epstein files. BUT… Trump is waging a full court …

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November 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM

The shutdown is over. The fight for healthcare continues.

Home About Contact Media Resources   Dear Friend, Yesterday, I voted no on the government spending bill to end the shutdown. Here is why: Earlier this year, Republican policies cut Medicaid by over a trillion dollars and cut food assistance for families in need by $18…

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November 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM

“Of course he knew about the girls”

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, House Democrats just released a BOMBSHELL batch of new emails from Jeffrey Epstein showing Trump knew about his crimes. In one email, Epstein writes to a journalist “of course Trump knew about girls.” In another, Epstein wrote to his longtim…

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November 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM

Trump Won’t Release the Epstein Files—The Victims Deserve Justice and Americans Deserve Transparency

Home About Contact Media Resources   Dear Friend, President Trump said he would release the Epstein files—until he realized he was in them.  This morning, the Oversight Committee released new emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate that raises serious questions about Pre…

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November 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM

Veterans Day: Honoring San Antonio’s Military Heroes

Home About Contact Media Resources   Dear Friend, On Veterans Day, we honor the military heroes that have sacrificed so much for the values we hold dear. I am proud to represent San Antonio, known as Military City, U.S.A., in the U.S. House of Representatives, which ha…

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November 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM

I’m a NO

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, I want to be absolutely clear with you: I’m a NO on this “deal” to end the government shutdown. When the government shut down 40 days ago, I said I would NOT vote to fund Trump’s government without extending subsidies that will keep millions f…

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November 7, 2025 at 8:46 PM

4 million Texans could go hungry

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, Trump is SUING to block food assistance for 42 million Americans – and nearly 4 million Texans. Yesterday a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore SNAP payments to states – after the administration refused to pay them during…

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November 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM

An Update from Congressman Castro on Flight Cancellations

Home About Contact Media Resources   Dear Friend, The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) just announced that 40 major airports will cut flights, with multiple airports in Texas set to be impacted, because of the government shutdown.  I understand how frustrating th…

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November 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM

Next target: Congress

Joaquin Castro for Congress The work begins RIGHT NOW Friend, what a night! Last night voters across the country delivered Democrats a clean sweep. We won governors’ races in Virginia and New Jersey, passed a critical ballot measure in California to offset Trump’s gerrymandering …

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November 3, 2025 at 11:12 PM

SNAP | An Important Update for San Antonio Recipients

Home About Contact Media Resources   Dear Friend, Nearly 42 million Americans depend on SNAP. The Trump Administration has the funds and legal authority to fully fund SNAP in November. Instead, they've decided to only partially fund SNAP for November. Their policy deci…

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November 3, 2025 at 10:31 PM

“A little party never killed nobody”

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, This weekend, as more than 40 million American families worried about whether they’ll be able to put food on the table, Donald Trump hosted a Great Gatsby party at Mar-a-Lago. As the government remains shut down, the Trump admin refused to re…

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October 31, 2025 at 5:41 PM

They won’t even stop on Halloween

Joaquin Castro for Congress Friend, Tonight, while kids across the country get dressed up to trick-or-treat, Trump’s immigration agents will be raiding neighborhoods and terrorizing immigrant families. After Border Patrol agents used tear gas at a children’s Halloween parade in …

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