Julian Castro

Texas Lunch Links: Tornadoes, Charter Schools and the Economist on Julian Castro

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT

Source: www.burntorangereport.com --- Thursday, May 16, 2013
Texas Lunch Links is a lunchtime buffet of Texas News and Views with a heavy emphasis on happenings at the Texas Legislature. TORNADOES: An estimated 10 tornadoes ripped through north Texas on Wednesday , devastating entire neighborhoods, injuring dozens and killing at least six people. Julian Castro: The Economist has a political profile of Julian Castro and speculates that by 2018, he might have a real shot at Governor . TERM LIMITS: The Texas House of Representatives rejected, by a vote of 80-61, a resolution that would have limited statewide officeholders to two consecutive terms . WEST, TEXAS: The folks at the Texas Tribune have produced a great interactive map of the known 110 facilities that work with ammonium nitrate in Texas, along with esimates of those facilities' proximity to schools and hospitals. EDUCATION: Senator Leticia Van de Putte has an Op-Ed on minimum standards for Texas education published in multiple Texas papers today. MORTON ACT: The Texas House tentatively approved the Morton Act on Wednesday . The Morton Act would compel prosecutors to share case files with defense attorneys that can help defendants' cases. FUSION CENTERS: It looks like the Department of Public Safety's Fusion Center, originally created to organize localized domestic intelligence into a single system, may be shutting down . A bipartisan U.S. Senate Subcommittee report ( pdf ) in October of 2012 was very critical of state and local fusio ...

Julian Castro Re-Elected as San Antonio Mayor

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:00:00 GMT

Source: www.burntorangereport.com --- Monday, May 13, 2013
San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro was re-elected on Saturday with a whopping 67 percent of the vote. Castro will serve his third two-year term as mayor. " I love being mayor, I love getting up and going to work and I want to thank the voters for giving me the opportunity to go back to city hall ," said Mayor Castro. And what a mayor he has been. In November, Castro campaigned successfully for an 1/8th cent sales tax increase to fund pre-kindergarten classes for San Antonio children. The funding will provide pre-K for 22,400 students over four years. Castro has instituted a car share program in San Antonio, added 108 salad bars in San Antonio schools, and helped invigorate the economy to the point where some have named San Antonio the best-performing local economy in the country. Read more and watch Castro's DNC speech below the jump . Castro is a rising national star in the Democratic Party. He gave an excellent and uplifting keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention and is currently in the process of writing an autobiography . Our own KT Musselman has predicted that Castro will be the 46th President of the United States. Watch Castro's DNC keynote speech: ...

San Antonio Voters Back Julian Castro for 3rd Term as Mayor

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:29:10 GMT

Source: politic365.com --- Monday, May 13, 2013
On Saturday, Julian Castro was re-elected to a third term as the Mayor of San Antonio with 66.5 percent of the vote. The San Antonio Express-News reports that only 6.9 percent of eligible voters turned out . Although this is a victory for Julian Castro, he did not garner as high percent of support as he did in the 2011 election, where he won with nearly 82 percent of the vote. Castro indicates that he will continue to make education and commerce top priorities. According to The San Antonio Express-News : “In the coming two-year term, Castro said, he and his council colleagues would “make the tough choices” in balancing the city’s $2 billion budget and “get priorities straight.” He said San Antonio is a city that supports business and education, alluding to a new city project dubbed “Café Commerce,” to help local businesses in multiple aspects, and to Pre-K 4 SA, which voters approved in November. In the near term, the city would see positive effects from efforts to aid local companies, Castro said, and over decades, better-educated children will also bolster the city’s economy.” Castro had six challengers, three of whom were security guards. Since delivering a speech at last year’s Democratic National Convention, Castro has become more prominent nationally. Many wonder if he and his twin brother, Congressman Joaquin Castro, will help turn Texas blue (Democratic) . ...

San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro wins 3rd term

Sun, 12 May 2013 13:15:00 GMT

Source: www.newsradioklbj.com --- Sunday, May 12, 2013
San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro has been re-elected to a third term. The San Antonio Express-News reports that Castro received 66.5 percent of the vote in his race against six challengers. Castro, whose twin brother is Democratic U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro of San Antonio, was looking for a repeat of his performance two years ago. That's when he took more than 80 percent of the vote in a five-person race. This year, he was challenged by concert security officer Sergio Falcon, navy veteran Michael Idrogo, private security officers Rhett R. Smith and Jesus G. Reyes, community organizer Irma Rosas and semiretired Raymond Zavala. Castro was first elected in 2009 to what's officially a nonpartisan office and gained prominence with his keynote address at last summer's Democratic National Convention. ...

Julian Castro re-elected to 3rd term as San Antonio mayor

Sun, 12 May 2013 04:49:10 GMT

Source: nbclatino.com --- Saturday, May 11, 2013
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro has been re-elected to a third term. The San Antonio Express-News reports that Castro received 66.5 percent of the vote in his race against six challengers and the Democratic rising star tweeted about the victory. Thank you, San Antonio, for a strong victory tonight! I look forward to continuing to serve you as Mayor. — Mayor Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) May 12, 2013 Castro, whose twin brother is Democratic U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro of San Antonio, was looking for a repeat of his performance two years ago. That’s when he took more than 80 percent of the vote in a five-person race. This year, he was challenged by concert security officer Sergio Falcon, navy veteran Michael Idrogo, private security officers Rhett R. Smith and Jesus G. Reyes, community organizer Irma Rosas and semiretired Raymond Zavala. Castro was first elected in 2009 to what’s officially a nonpartisan office and gained prominence with his keynote address at last summer’s Democratic National Convention. RELATED: San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro pushes Congress for immigration reform Tagged: democratic national convention , Julian Castro , Mayor Julian Castro , San Antonio ...

Two More Years For Julian Castro

Sun, 12 May 2013 04:18:08 GMT

Source: www.thenewsroom.com --- Saturday, May 11, 2013
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Mayor Julian Castro, Ivy Taylor, Rey Saldana cruise to victory

Sun, 12 May 2013 04:06:53 GMT

Source: www.ksat.com --- Saturday, May 11, 2013
Mayor Julian Castro easily won re-election Saturday while several other incumbent San Antonio City Council members cruised to victory. With 100 precincts reporting, Mayor Castro won a third term with 66 percent of the vote. Castro faced six challengers and the closest was Rhett Smith with 13 percent of the vote. This term will be Castro's final two years as mayor of San Antonio. District 2 Councilwoman Ivy Taylor won a third term Saturday. Taylor defeated three challengers and received 62 percent of the vote. Norris T. Darden was considered Taylor's biggest threat and finished second with 23 percent of the vote. District 4 Councilman Rey Saldana won another term in a landslide with 84 percent of the vote. Joseph Savage received 15 percent of the vote. District 6 Councilman Ray Lopez defeated three challengers to win another term. Lopez received 56 percent of the vote. Greg Brockhouse was second with 38 percent. District 7 Councilman Cris Medina was re-elected and defeated three other challengers as well. Medina received 57 percent of the vote. Gloria Rodriguez finished second with 27 percent. District 9 Councilwoman Elisa Chan comfortably beat one other challenger to win another term. Chan recieved with 78 percent of the vote. Jason F. Salinas finished with 21 percent. District 10 Councilman Carlton Soules defeated two challengers to win another term. Soules finished with 75 percent of the vote. Arthur M. Thomas and Celeste Mont ...

San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro seeks 3rd term

Sat, 11 May 2013 23:55:16 GMT

Source: www.wfaa.com --- Saturday, May 11, 2013
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro faces six challengers Saturday as he seeks a third term in office. ...