Watch Julián Castro announce his presidential run

Julián Castro announced his 2020 bid for president in San Antonio on Saturday.

by Bobby Blanchard

Former U.S. housing secretary and San Antonio mayor Julián Castro talks to reporters about his potential run for president in 2020. Castro held the press conference in his home in San Antonio on Dec. 12, 2018.
Former U.S. housing secretary and San Antonio mayor Julián Castro talks to reporters about his potential run for president in 2020. Castro held the press conference in his home in San Antonio on Dec. 12, 2018.  Robin Jerstad for The Texas Tribune

Former San Antonio mayor and U.S. housing secretary Julián Castro announced Saturday morning that he is running for president.

Castro revealed last month that he was forming an exploratory committee, Julián for the Future, to consider a presidential bid. He hasn't been shy about his interest in seeking the Democratic nomination, saying at the time: "I'm definitely leaning a certain direction." His twin brother, U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, told CBS's Stephen Colbert last month "he's gonna run for president."

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He enters what is expected to be a crowded field of Democrats seeking to take on Donald Trump. He may not even be the only Texan; former U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke is reportedly considering a run after his high profile (and unsuccessful) bid for U.S. Senate against Ted Cruz.

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