Julian Castro says he’s proud of his presidential run. The former San Antonio mayor pulled the plug last week after struggling for months with single-digit poll numbers. In the early candidate debates, Castro supported decriminalization of illegal border crossings. He failed to qualify for the two most recent debates. Castro hasn’t yet said whether he’ll […]
Castro fails to qualify for latest debate, but is still in the race
November 15, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Julian Castro won’t be participating in next week’s Democratic presidential debate, but he’s not dropping out of the race. The former mayor of San Antonio failed to meet the minimum polling threshold set by the Democratic National Committee to qualify for the fifth debate in Atlanta next Wednesday. Castro is still campaigning in the early […]
Castro debate remark most tweeted
October 16, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Twitter says a remark by presidential candidate Julian Castro was the most-tweeted remark at last night’s debate. The former mayor of San Antonio was arguing against mandatory gun buybacks during the debate. Castro brought up the recent shooting in Texas of a 28-year-old woman who was shot in her own home by a Fort Worth […]
Julian Castro promises to cut out stay in Mexico asylum policy
October 8, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro says he will get rid of the Remain in Mexico asylum seeker policy if he is elected. Yesterday Castro crossed into Matamoros, Mexico near Brownsville to meet with asylum seeking immigrants. The former San Antonio mayor says immigrants have suffered illnesses and been subject to violence while they wait for […]
Castro: no Senate run if presidential bid fails
September 30, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Julian Castro says he won’t be running for the U.S. Senate if his presidential campaign fails. The former San Antonio mayor will participate in next month’s Democratic debate in Ohio, but faces an uphill battle in qualifying for the November debate. The Democratic National Committee raised the polling and donor thresholds for participation in November. […]
Castro campaign losing steam
September 19, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The 2020 presidential candidacy of former San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro appears to be losing what little momentum it had. Castro didn’t do himself any favors during last week’s debate in Houston. He and former Vice President Joe Biden were disagreeing about health care when Castro insinuated that Biden was starting to lose his memory. […]
Feds: Julian Castro Violated Hatch Act
July 18, 2016 by Leave a Comment
(Washington, DC) — The federal government is ruling former San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro violated the Hatch Act for comments made during an interview.
San Antonio Mayor Talks with Mexican President
February 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
SAN ANTONIO – Looking to increase cross-border trade ties, San Antonio Mayor Juan Castro met with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto Thursday. Castro also was able to update the president on U.S. immigration reform.
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