U.S. Rep. Joaquín Castro To Join Broad Coalition Of San Marcos Activists Fighting Against SB 4
San Marcos City Council is due to discuss their plan for SB 4 this evening, which dozens of SB 4 opponents plan to attend at 5 PM, dressed in white, bearing signs.
U.S. Rep. Joaquín Castro will join representatives of Mano Amiga, LULAC Council #654, Centro Cultural Hispano, Student Community Of Progressive Empowerment and Cinema Club, to discuss SB 4 today, Aug. 15, at City Hall.
The San Antonio congressman will hold a press conference and speak alongside grass-root leaders around 12:45 p.m.
Resistance among the San Marcos community to SB 4 — embodied by endorsement for litigation from 750 petition signatures & over 50 “loyal & local” businesses, as well as a powerful op/ed from a dozen clergy members — is drawing statewide notice.
Congressman Castro wishes to lend his support to San Marcos efforts against SB 4, the “show me your papers” law.
San Marcos City Council is due to discuss their plan for SB 4 this evening, which dozens of SB 4 opponents plan to attend at 5 PM, dressed in white, bearing signs.
