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News from July 2023

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Congressman Castro Presses Biden Administration on Tps and Broader Immigration Relief for Caribbean and African Migrants

By San Antonio Standard Report | Jul 13, 2023

Ahead of a trip this week to Trinidad and Tobago to meet with Caribbean leaders at CARICOM's Heads of Government Conference, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) joined 65 members of Congress in a letter urging President Biden to advance immigration relief for migrants and asylum-seekers from Caribbean and African nations. The letter highlights the unique challenges faced by Black migrants and calls on the administration to protect DACA recipients, use existing legal authorities to grant Temporary Protected Status designations and redesignations for Caribbean and African nations, and address the long green card and work permit backlog.

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Falling home valuation prices in Bexar County in June 2023 compared to June 2022

By San Antonio Standard | Jul 11, 2023

In June 2023, the median sale price of a home in Bexar County fell by $3,710 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales decreased by 31.6%.

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Bexar County home valuations fell in first half of 2023

By San Antonio Standard | Jul 9, 2023

The median sale price of a home sold in the first half of 2023 in Bexar County fell by $5,677, while total sales decreased by 35.5%.

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Bexar County median home valuation prices fell by 1.3% in Q2 2023

By San Antonio Standard | Jul 9, 2023

The median sale price of a home sold in the second quarter of 2023 in Bexar County fell by $2,260, while total sales decreased by 32.7%.

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Analysis: Bexar County effective property tax rates outpaced the national average in Q2 2023

By San Antonio Standard | Jul 9, 2023

Property owners in Bexar County paid 1.6% of the value of their homes in property taxes in the second quarter of 2023, which is more than 1.4 times the national average, according to the real estate analysis posted by San Antonio Standard.

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Bexar County schools enroll 28,990 gifted and talented students in the 2021-2022 school year

By San Antonio Standard | Jul 9, 2023

Bexar County enrolled the fourth highest number of gifted and talented students among Texas counties in the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

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San Antonio Standard area weekly mass times

By San Antonio Standard | Jul 8, 2023

The following parishes in the San Antonio Standard coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Bexar County home sales during week ending July 1

By San Antonio Standard | Jul 8, 2023

There were 289 reported residential sales in Bexar County in the week ending July 1, according to BlockShopper.com.

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Ranking Member Castro to Meet With Caribbean Leaders During Congressional Delegation to Trinidad and Tobago

By San Antonio Standard Report | Jul 7, 2023

This week, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a six-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives and the highest-ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, is accompanying Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (NY-05) and other top-ranking members of Congress on a bipartisan delegation to Trinidad and Tobago.

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Statement From Congressman Castro on the Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Ruling

By San Antonio Standard Report | Jul 6, 2023

On June 29, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released the following statement after the Supreme Court overturned decades of precedent to severely restrict how colleges and universities can consider race in college admissions:

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Energy and Water Appropriations Bill Advanced by Gonzales Includes Support for Oil and Gas Industry

By San Antonio Standard Report | Jul 3, 2023

Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, voted to advance the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. The legislation included language to prohibit previously allocated funding to the Department of Energy (DOE) to push electric vehicles onto the American consumer and a provision to prohibit the DOE from implementing policies that would prevent Americans from owning gas-powered ovens and stoves.

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Defense Appropriations Bill Supported by Gonzales Bolsters National Security Priorities

By San Antonio Standard Report | Jul 2, 2023

Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, voted to advance the FY24 Defense Appropriations bill. The Defense Appropriations package includes several priorities secured by Congressman Gonzales that will strengthen Department of Defense (DOD) operations across Texas’ 23rd Congressional District. Over $158 million (a $40 million increase from FY23 funding levels) in funding will go toward the Defense Community Infrastructure Program.

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Statement From Ranking Member Castro and Congresswoman Norma Torres on Guatemalan General Election

By San Antonio Standard Report | Jul 2, 2023

In response to yesterday’s general election in Guatemala, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), the Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere and Congresswoman Norma Torres (CA-35), the first Member of Congress to be born in Central America, issued the following statement:

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Gonzales Op-Ed: To Ease Labor Shortage, Update Work Visa Programs

By San Antonio Standard Report | Jul 1, 2023

The following opinion column was originally published in the San Antonio Express-News on June 22, 2023.

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Castro, Jayapal, Booker, Hirono, and Durbin Lead 80 House and Senate Democrats in Push to Extend Aca Eligibility to Daca Recipients

By San Antonio Standard Report | Jul 1, 2023

On June 23, Representatives Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Senators Cory Booker (NJ), Mazie Hirono (HI) and Dick Durbin (IL) led 80 House and Senate Democrats in a comment letter expressing support for the Biden administration’s proposed rule to extend eligibility for ACA coverage and certain other federal health insurance programs to recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

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San Antonio Standard area weekly mass times

By San Antonio Standard | Jul 1, 2023

The following parishes in the San Antonio Standard coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Bexar County had a median home valuation of $153,990 in June 2023

By San Antonio Standard | Jul 1, 2023

These are the top 100 home valuations for Bexar County in June 2023, according to BlockShopper.com.

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Weekly recap of Bexar County home sales during week ending June 24

By San Antonio Standard | Jul 1, 2023

There were 350 reported residential sales in Bexar County in the week ending June 24, according to BlockShopper.com.