Rep. Joaquin Castro cut out of his own district in GOP redistricting
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San Antonio Congressman Joaquin Castro is crying foul after he was cut out of his home congressional district.
“The Republican legislature is tearing up the 20th Congressional District, changing a lot of the neighborhoods, and they were specifically targeting me," he said.
The Democrat, who has represented much of San Antonio since 2013, said the move is part of the Republican plan to suddenly redistrict the Texas congressional map.
President Donald Trump has publicly said he wants five more Republican members of Congress coming from Texas after redistricting. Those five additional GOP seats could decide which party has the majority in Congress after the 2026 midterm election. Historically the party that controls the White House loses congressional seats in the midterms.
Texas currently has 38 seats in Congress, with 25 of the seats held by Republicans.
Castro said under the p…