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AUSTIN, TEXAS – Following news that Luis Fernando Cabrera, the 18-year old student who has been held by ICE ahead of his high school graduation, is set to be released, Congressman Greg Casar said:
“This is a good day for Austin. Luis Fernando Cabrera belongs on the graduation stage, not in a detention facility. Luis’ release is proof that all of us speaking out for the rights of our neighbors matters. Keep speaking up and fighting back.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, Rep. Greg Casar (TX-35) and Sen. Ruben Gallego (AZ) sent a letter to JetBlue Airlines requesting information about JetBlue’s potential use of customer data and artificial intelligence to set prices for consumers.
AUSTIN, Texas – On Friday, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) joined community leaders and elected officials to present the City of Austin with a $3,150,000 check to build Austin’s first public All Abilities Playground at Onion Creek Metropolitan Park.
WASHINGTON – Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) on Thursday introduced the Home Team Act, which would require owners of professional sports teams to give local communities the chance to buy teams before relocating them.
The bill would protect fans from losing teams and protect taxpayers from being extorted for huge subsidies by the threat of relocation. It:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, Congressman Robert Garcia and Congressman Greg Casar demanded an independent investigation into the death of Ruben Ray Martinez, a 23-year-old U.S. Citizen shot and killed by ICE agents in South Padre Island, Texas.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) announced a $1 million federal investment into the National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders (NALCAB) to build a new headquarters in San Antonio’s Historic Market Square.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, Congressman Greg Casar announced he has hired Amy Emerick Clerkin to be his next Chief of Staff.
For more than 20 years, Emerick Clerkin has served in Congress, including 16 years as Chief of Staff to the late Rep. Raúl Grijalva. She served as Grijalva’s Chief while he led the Congressional Progressive Caucus, which Casar now chairs. Emerick Clerkin holds a Bachelors of Arts from Lafayette College, and a Masters of Business Administration from the Yale School of Management.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – On Tuesday, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) joined veterans, community leaders, and elected officials to present the City of San Antonio with a $2 million check to renovate the VFW Post 76.