Tag: Joaquin Castro
Castro, Warren urge Biden to include immigration legislation in infrastructure plan
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) are among 22 members of Congress urging Biden to include a pathway to ...Republicans take political theater and fear-mongering to the border
Republicans in Texans have increasingly escalated their rhetoric blaming the Biden administration for an increase in people crossing the border into the ...The foreign policy vision of Joaquin Castro
The United States currently finds itself in the most complex and challenging geopolitical environment at least since the end of the Cold ...Lawmakers urge Texans to continue masking up despite Abbott’s orders
Health experts, elected officials, and Democrats in Texas are concerned that Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order lifting the statewide mask mandate and ...Texas Democrats blast Abbott and Republicans who failed the state in a crisis
While the power in Texas is mostly restored, millions of Texans are facing water boil advisories, untold property damage, food insecurity, and ...Democrats introduce bill to boost minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025
Congressional Democrats are introducing a bill that would see the federal minimum wage increase to $15 an hour by 2025. The “Raise ...Castro reintroduces bill to end deportation of immigrants sheltering in Austin churches.
Confident with the new Biden administration and Democrat majority in Congress, Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-San Antonio) has reintroduced three immigration bills from ...Biden stresses unity in inauguration speech, Texas lawmakers react
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn in Wednesday, officially marking the close of the Trump presidency. In his ...Texas lawmakers vote on impeaching Trump for inciting insurrection
The Democrat-controlled House on Wednesday voted to impeach the president on charges of incitement of insurrection relating to the attack on the ...Several Texas Democrats call for the removal of President Trump
In the aftermath of rioters breaching the Capitol, incited by the rhetoric of President Trump, several Texas Democrats are joining a chorus ...Joaquin Castro kicks off investigation into abuse of power by Jared Kushner
Rep. Joaquin Castro announced Wednesday that he would begin investigating potential conflicts of interest and abuse of power by Jared Kushner, senior ...Chad Wolf, previously blasted by Texas Democrats, lands in the national hot seat
Chad Wolf, the current acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), faces a potentially bruising time on Capitol Hill from ...