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Congressman Greg Casar poses with Huston-Tillotson leadership and students with a big check
April 26, 2024

AUSTIN, Texas – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) joined Huston-Tillotson University leaders, students, and Black Austinites to celebrate his office securing $850,000 for the university in this year’s Congressional budget.

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Congressman Greg Casar speaks with reporters
April 20, 2024

WASHINGTON – Today, nearly 20 members of Congress — Reps. Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Nydia Velázquez (NY-07), Lloyd Doggett (TX-37), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ro Khanna (CA-17), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Becca Balint (VT-AL), Greg Casar (TX-35), Mark Takano (CA-39), Jim McGovern (MA-02), Barbara Lee (CA-12), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Judy Chu (CA-28), Hank Johnson (GA-04), André Carson (IN-07), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), Jonathan Jackson (IL-01), and Jill Tokuda (HI-02), released the following statement after voting against H.R.

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Congressman Greg Casar speaks with reporters
April 14, 2024

WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) released the following statement. 

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San Antonio skyline
April 10, 2024

SAN ANTONIO – Today, Congressmen Greg Casar (TX-35), Joaquin Castro (TX-20), and Henry Cuellar (TX-28) sent a letter to the Federal Avi

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Congressman Greg Casar poses with a large check with Austin leaders in a park
April 4, 2024

AUSTIN, Texas – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) joined Austin community leaders and elected officials to celebrate a new $4,116,279 federal grant through his office to complete funding for the construction of the “wishbone” shaped bicycle and pedestrian bridge across Ladybird Lake for East Austin.

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Congressman Casar poses with a check with Manor leaders at Manor City Hall
April 2, 2024

MANOR, Texas – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) joined Manor community leaders and elected officials to celebrate a new $850,000 federal grant to improve water infrastructure. 

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Congressman Greg Casar poses with an EPA check for $4M
March 29, 2024

AUSTIN, Texas – This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that the City of Austin will receive a Solid Waste Infrastructure Grant (SWIFR) of $4,000,000 to construct and maintain a new reuse warehouse. The warehouse will be an onsite space for redistributing used furniture and building materials and hosting programming.

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Congressman Greg Casar Press Release
March 22, 2024

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) releases the following statement:

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Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) speaks outside the U.S. Capitol for the introduction of the Protected Time Off (PTO) Act on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (Photo courtesy the Office of Congressman Greg Casar)
March 20, 2024

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner (RI-02) Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Greg Casar (TX-35), and Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) announced the introduction of the Protected Time Off (PTO) Act to guarantee all workers have access to paid days off from work. U.S.