
Bucking the national trend to dump its historic Confederate past, a Texas school board voted to keep Gen. Robert E. Lee’s moniker on one of its district’s high schools. The move comes despite the prodding to rename it from former San Antonio mayor, U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julian Castro.
by Merrill Hope15 Dec 2015, 4:11 AM PST0

One of Hillary Clinton’s top vice-presidential prospects supports the controversial Obamatrade agreement, even though Clinton recently flip-flopped to come out against it.
by Patrick Howley18 Oct 2015, 5:24 PM PST0

Stephen Colbert opened his “Late Show” on CBS Friday with a monologue discussing Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton potentially selecting Julian Castro as her Vice President, saying that having a Castro in the White House “still seems less Socialist than Bernie Sanders.”
by Trent Baker16 Oct 2015, 9:21 PM PST0

Democrat presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton is coming to Texas to seek endorsements from a very weakened field of Texas Democrats. Among those offering their endorsements are two-time loser, former Texas State Senator Leticia Van de Putte and current State Senator Carlos Uresti.
by Bob Price15 Oct 2015, 12:54 PM PST0

Very much like her long-time friend and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who is losing support from the far left element of the Democratic Party, Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is also receiving significant pushback from this same faction of her political party.
by Javier Manjarres30 Aug 2015, 7:31 PM PST0

Julian Castro, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), stirred up some controversy at a San Antonio high school named for Confederate General Robert E. Lee. In recent weeks, he called for a name change. Not everyone agrees with the former San Antonio mayor.
by Merrill Hope29 Jul 2015, 8:07 PM PST0

The confluence of a Supreme Court that decides it has the power to legislate, a pro-active politicized bureaucracy at HUD that is betting the court will help it end-run Congress, and a Congress that allows itself to be manipulated by allowing its own independent agency to usurp its legislative function confirms that the federal government in its entirety has now merely become yet another arm of the Democratic Party.
by Michael Patrick Leahy29 Jul 2015, 12:21 PM PST0

Sunday’s program of Meet The Press purported to feature an immigration “debate,” but the two politicians representing the opposite sides both want to expand immigration.
by Julia Hahn20 Jul 2015, 5:47 PM PST0

Just two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, 5-4, in Texas Housing v. Inclusive Communities, that federal housing law allows challenges to zoning laws, lending regulations, and other practices that could impact minority groups – even without the intention to discriminate – the Obama administration has issued a final rule – known as the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Final Rule – in a press release.
by Dr. Susan Berry9 Jul 2015, 6:43 AM PST0

Eight Democratic members of Congress flew into south Texas on Monday to see the detention camps holding thousands of illegal aliens. Lead by House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland, they visited one camp in Karnes City and another near Dilley, and came away with stark impressions.
by Rob Milford24 Jun 2015, 12:49 PM PST0

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is reporting that Obama is moving forward with threatened plans to force “diversity” on wealthier neighborhoods by using the federal government’s influence to build housing for lower income families.
by Warner Todd Huston11 Jun 2015, 5:53 PM PST0

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro’s pro-immigration agenda may have a foot in both the Democratic and GOP ring, depending on how things pan out in the upcoming general election. For his part, Castro is a potential VP nominee.
by Alex Swoyer26 May 2015, 11:22 AM PST0

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro expressed his pleasure with Los Angeles increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour on Wednesday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on MSNBC. Castro stated, “I was happy to see what Los Angeles did.
by Ian Hanchett20 May 2015, 10:12 AM PST0

The possibility of a Clinton/Castro ticket in the 2016 Presidential Election seems very realistic as Julian Castro appears to be on the Democrat Party fast track. The former San Antonio mayor was picked by President Barack Obama last summer to become the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Previously he said a cabinet job he had “no upside politically.”
by Bob Price13 Apr 2015, 1:29 PM PST0

The U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) jointly announced on December 10 that 18 states were awarded a huge prize — Big Ed’s Head Start Jr. — preschool development and expansion grants
by Merrill Hope15 Dec 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

In a state that so fervently rejected the Common Core, Texas answered Big Ed’s cradle-to-career clarion cattle call yet again, this time it comes on the heels of 10 of the state’s public school superintendents race to the White House
by Merrill Hope7 Dec 2014, 9:02 AM PST0

DALLAS, Texas — On October 28, the North Education Center in San Antonio sent pre-kindergarten students home with a letter from the school’s director about a new school policy about Halloween. North is one of four campuses that is part
by Merrill Hope2 Nov 2014, 5:38 AM PST0

DALLAS, Texas — Senator Wendy Davis (D-Fort Worth) is grasping at any opportunity to attack Greg Abbott, her GOP gubernatorial opponent, these days. She even used the first day of school at a Houston elementary to do it by staging an
by Merrill Hope27 Aug 2014, 5:55 AM PST0
In what some believe may be the Clinton’s courting of a prominent Hispanic to become Hillary’s running mate in her anticipated 2016 bid for the presidency, “former president Bill Clinton invited Julian Castro, a former San Antonio mayor and incoming
by Dan Riehl14 Aug 2014, 6:22 PM PST0

HOUSTON, Texas–U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) joined 17 other Republicans in voting for the confirmation of San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro to be the next Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). U.S. Senator Ted Cruz joined 25 other Republicans
by Bob Price10 Jul 2014, 6:39 AM PST0

HOUSTON, Texas–President Barrack Obama nominated San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development on May 23rd in spite of his city’s alleged misuse of funds from that same federal department. The acceptance of the nomination
by Bob Price26 May 2014, 7:41 AM PST0

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro was long viewed as biding his time: waiting out shifting demographics in Texas until 2018, when a Hispanic Democrat with a national profile could be a formidable contender for governor. Instead,
by Breitbart News24 May 2014, 2:15 PM PST0

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a second-term Cabinet reshuffle, President Barack Obama tapped San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro on Friday to be the nation’s next housing secretary, giving a prominent national platform to one of the Democratic Party’s most celebrated up-and-comers.
by Breitbart News23 May 2014, 1:26 PM PST0

On Monday, Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would allow DREAMers who received temporary amnesty under President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action plan to become eligible to apply to U.S. military academies.
by Tony Lee20 May 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

HOUSTON, Texas–A Housing and Urban Development (HUD) IG report claims Mayor Julian Castro’s San Antonio may have misused $1.1 million in federal neighborhood stabilization funds. The 2012 HUD report came to light just over twenty-four hours after it was reported
by Bob Price20 May 2014, 6:10 AM PST0