Greetings to Hidalgo From Jose Navarro Balbuena Katy, TX
I’m writing this postcard directly to you from my home in Katy, TX. Around Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle, Pharr International Bridge & Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge and across every neighborhood and ranch road in Hidalgo County, I know you and your family work some of the hardest hours in America—in freight, construction, agriculture, energy, healthcare, and family-owned small businesses. Raising my Tejano kids in Texas taught me that representing you means putting real solutions in writing: shielding your first $100,000 to $175,000 from federal income tax and replacing the crushing 15.3% self-employment tax with a flat $150 Schedule C fee.
“I want you to know that my policies are mine. They weren’t written by corporate lobbyists or political consultants—they come directly from my own personal experience, everyday common sense, and the real-life experiences of my clients and the good families I have met on the campaign trail across Hidalgo County and all of Texas.”
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Let’s Cut the Cord on Data Centers in Hidalgo County (Edinburg, TX)
Test my self-hosted J.O.S.E. Local AI model below—running on my own local iron in Katy, TX with zero cloud dependency and zero grid drain—and see how my $100K–$175K Standard Deduction shields your household income.
Issues Hitting Your Pocketbook in Hidalgo & How My Plan Works for You
“Let’s Cut the Cord on Data Centers” — Powered by My J.O.S.E. Local AI
Corporate data centers drain Texas water and push ERCOT hikes onto your Hidalgo electric bill. Instead of subsidizing them on your back, I built my own sovereign AI in Katy, TX—and I’ll focus on re-engineering current server plants so that they put into the power grid and rely on their own closed-loop cooling and not on your local water resources.
$100K Single • $150K HOH • $175K Married Standard Deduction + $150 Schedule C Flat Fee
With a median household income around $51,000/yr and median home values near $172,000 in Hidalgo County, working families, 1099 contractors, truckers, and small business owners like you around Edinburg are overtaxed by a system built for corporate lobbyists.
- Keep Your First $100K–$175K Tax-Free: 0% federal income tax on your working wages up to $100K Single / $150K Head of Household / $175K Married Filing Jointly, and a 1% rate under $250K.
- $150 Flat Schedule C Fee: Replaces the 15.3% IRS Self-Employment Tax so Hidalgo County welders, truckers, ranchers, and solo tradesmen keep their net income on their 1040 to qualify for a home mortgage.
- 3% Homestead Appraisal Cap & Fixed-Income Senior Shield ↗ + Farm-to-School Mandate: Caps annual property appraisal increases at 3% (protecting working families and retirees on fixed incomes from runaway county/city tax spikes) and directs Texas schools to buy 100% of hot lunch beef, dairy, and produce from Texas ranchers and growers.
Statewide Early College High School (Free Associate Degree at 18) + $85K Teacher Floor
- Tuition-Free Associate Degree or Trade Certificate at 18: Integrates community college & technical training directly into Hidalgo County high schools so your kids graduate at 18 with a 60-credit Associate Degree and $0 student debt.
- $85,000 Teacher Salary Floor & State-Paid Master’s: Establishes state-paid Educator Master’s Certification stipends and an $85K base pay floor to keep top teachers in Edinburg classrooms.
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