Washington, April 18 -- Congressman Joaquin Castro issued the following press release:

Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released his nominations of songs and albums to be considered for the prestigious National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress. This year, in addition to his fourth annual call for Latino artists, Castro made an inaugural call for Texas artists and received more than 400 submissions from the public.

"Latino and Texas artists have played an important role in contributing to our country's musical canon," said Congressman Castro. "Beloved artists like Selena and Luis Miguel remind us of the power of Latino's story told through song and the importance of recognizing and preserving our voices. In our state,...