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TribuneFest: Castro and Cruz on Pre-K and Taxes

At the 2012 Texas Tribune Festival, San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro and Republican U.S. Senate nominee Ted Cruz talked about the former's plan to raise sales taxes to fund pre-K.

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At the 2012 Texas Tribune Festival, San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro and Republican U.S. Senate nominee Ted Cruz talked about the former's plan to raise sales taxes to fund pre-K.

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