Castro to reveal plans for possible Senate run against Cruz in 8 weeks
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, said Saturday that he will decide in eight weeks whether to run in 2018 for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Sen. Ted Cruz.
Castro set the date for a decision in a Q&A session with reporters before speaking to crowd of about 300 supporters on a warm night in the courtyard at the Historic Scoot Inn in East Austin, which exploded in cheers and chants when, in answer to a direct question on the subject, he declared, “I am looking at the Senate race against Ted Cruz.”
“Ted Cruz has not spent a single day working for the people of Texas,” said Castro, who will also travel to Houston and Dallas as he makes up his mind about a race. “Ted Cruz tunes out most of Texas.”
Castro said that his twin brother, Julián, the former mayor of San Antonio who just finished a stint as secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Obama administration, wouldn’t challenge Gov. Greg Abbott in 2018, foreclosing the possibility of the two twins leading the state Democratic ticket.
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Cruz is absolutely abominable! 
It was a great speaking opportunity for him!
We were outside standing because we got there around 6. Somebody passed out free food at the end. The police were very nice as well, except I don't know why the helicopters kept circling.
Castros answers were very succinct and rational. It made me like him more. His best question was "What can we do?" and his response was "get involved like you're doing today, get out there in the community".
My wife and I were interviewed by a journalism student, that was fun.
It definitely sounded like he's running and announcing in 8 weeks.
