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Congressman Greg Casar speaks with reporters
September 12, 2024

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) released the following statement in response to U.S.

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Congressman Greg Casar speaks at a press conference
September 12, 2024

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and U.S. Representative Greg Casar (TX-35) introduced the American Energy Worker Opportunity Act to ensure America’s fossil fuel workers are financially protected and not left behind in the transition to clean energy. 

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Portrait of Congressman Greg Casar in Austin, TX
September 6, 2024

AUSTIN, Texas – Today, Congressman Greg Casar(TX-35) joined Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), along with eight other colleagues in the Texas Congressional Delegation, in a letter urging Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice to investigate recent incidents of voter suppression and intimidation by Texas Attorney Gene

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Congressman Casar shakes hands with a family member at Fort Sam Houston Cemetery
September 6, 2024

SAN ANTONIO – Yesterday, members of the San Antonio Congressional delegation sent a bipartisan letter to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough urging the agency to reverse the recent decision to cancel the annual Veterans Day Observance Ceremony at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.

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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. From 2011 to 2022, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 479 workers in the United States died from heat exposure while nearly 34,000 suffered heat-related illnesses or injuries while on the job.

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Congressman Greg Casar poses with the Hemisfair team
September 4, 2024

SAN ANTONIO – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) presented Hemisfair officials with a $500,000 check for the redevelopment of the RCA Pavilion constructed during HemisFair ‘68 to invest in small business activation at Hemisfair.

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(L-R) San Marcos Mayor Jane Hughson, City Council Member Alyssa Garza, Congressman Greg Casar, City Manager Stephanie Reyes, and City Council Member Matthew Mendoza pose with the $980K+ check for pedestrian connections. (Photo courtesy Office of Congressman Greg Casar)
August 13, 2024

SAN MARCOS, Texas – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) presented the City of San Marcos with a more than $980,000 check to connect the east and west sides of the city, which will help students get to school safely while walking or biking on a new pathway.

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Congressman Greg Casar speaks with reporters
August 9, 2024

WASHINGTON – This week, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Senator Elizabeth Warren (MA), and Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35) sent a letter urging the Department of Defense (DOD) to issue a final r

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Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) speaks during the first-ever Panamerican Congress in Bogotá, Colombia on Aug. 3, 2024. (Photo courtesy the Center for Economic and Policy Research)
August 8, 2024

WASHINGTON – This past weekend, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) joined Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (D-Ill.) and