A few days after they were sworn into Congress, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, appeared on the Sunday talk shows.
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Updated: The 2012 Quit List
So far, 27 26 members of the Texas House, four members of the Texas Senate, three State Board of Education members and two U.S. congressmen have said they won’t seek re-election.
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TribLive: A Conversation with Joaquin Castro
Full video of my December 1 TribLive conversation with state Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, a candidate for the U.S. House in CD-20.
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Audio: A Conversation with Joaquin Castro
Full audio of my December 1 TribLive conversation with state Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, a candidate for the U.S. House in CD-20.
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TribLive: Castro on His Twin Brother’s Future
At Thursday’s TribLive conversation, state Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, talked about the future prospects in politics — state and national — of his twin brother, San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro.
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TribLive: Castro on Health Reform, Taxing the Rich
At Thursday’s TribLive conversation, state Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, offered his take on issues he’d face if elected to Congress next year, including same-sex marriage, Afghanistan, taxing the rich and health reform.
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TribLive: Castro on Running Against Doggett
At this morning’s TribLive conversation, state Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, talked about the political and personal consequences of having briefly challenged U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, in the Democratic primary for Congress.
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TribLive: Castro on Why He’s Running for Congress
At this morning’s TribLive conversation, state Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, explained why in the world he’d want to be a member of the unloved, unlovable U.S. Congress.
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Castro, Switching Races, “Honored” to Run in CD-20
State Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, who planned to run for one of Texas’ four new congressional seats, will instead run to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Charlie Gonzalez, D-San Antonio.
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Q3 Fundraising Could Mean Tight House Races
Texas congressional incumbents raised more than $4.7 million during the third quarter of the year, but some of them face challengers who also displayed a knack for raising political cash.