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Casar takes his first drink of water after his nine-hour thirst strike at the U.S. Capitol
September 5, 2024

For more than a decade, Democratic U.S. Representative Greg Casar, an ex-Austin City Council member now representing a House district that stretches down to San Antonio, has been fighting to protect workers from extreme heat.

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Congressman Casar and Assistant Secretary of Labor Doug Parker with Texas workers
July 16, 2024

As former U.S. President Donald Trump's new running mate and a union leader's speech spark discussions about the Republican Party and organized labor, one Democratic congressman on Tuesday suggested a test to see who is actually pro-worker.

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Photo by the Austin Chronicle
June 20, 2024

Austin and Washington, D.C., share many things in common. They both have stellar drag entertainers and queer nightlife, but they’re also home to the worst drag shows I’ve ever seen: The Texas Legislature and the Republican-led Congress.

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Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) attends a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol in March. Win McNamee/Getty Images
June 3, 2024

Connecting the Texas electric grid to the rest of the nation could prevent power outages affecting millions of people during extreme weather events similar to the deadly 2021 Winter Storm Uri, according to a new study published Monday.

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CPS crews respond to widespread outages during Winter Storm Uri in 2021. The Texas Legislature has not done nearly enough to respond improve the grid since then. Enter U.S. Rep. Greg Casar, who has filed the Connect the Grid Act, proposing that Texas join regional, multistate power grids.  Kin Man Hui/Staff photographer
May 1, 2024

During the legislative session of 2021, Texas lawmakers knew they had to take action to relieve concerns about this state’s power grid.

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Supporters of Imran Khan’s political party the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf during a protest in Karachi, Pakistan, on Feb. 17, 2024. Photo: Asim Hafeez/Bloomberg via Getty Images
February 28, 2024

More than two dozen members of Congress sent a letter to the Biden administration on Wednesday calling for consequences and accountability in Pakistan following what has been widely viewed as a fraudulent election there earlier this month.

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A winter storm in February 2021 led to a breakdown of Texas' electric grid. Millions lost power and hundreds died. Gabriel C. Pérez / KUT News
February 14, 2024

Of the numerous vulnerabilities exposed by the deadly 2021 Texas blackouts, one caught people's attention more than the rest: Texas exists as an energy island.

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Congressman Greg Casar speaking into microphone to constituents
January 25, 2024

In my first year in the U.S. Capitol representing San Antonio, I hoped Congress would work on issues such as rising household costs, the worsening drought and extreme winter storms, or gun violence. 

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Congressman Greg Casar standing in front of a press conference
September 28, 2023

A Democratic congressman displayed a 2019 tweet from House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) to argue that the impeachment inquiry into President Biden is “political theater.”

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Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Greg Casar, D-Texas, are seen outside the U.S. Capitol on July 25, 2023. Photo: Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images
September 9, 2023

The U.S. and Venezuela are in talks to further relax sanctions in exchange for a free and fair election next year. This week on Deconstructed, Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, joins Ryan Grim to discuss the recent trip he, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and other progressive Democrats took to Latin America, visiting with leaders and discussing the impact of past and present U.S.