Greetings to Travis From Jose Navarro Balbuena Katy, TX
I’m sending this postcard directly to you from my home in Katy, TX. From Texas State Capitol, Lady Bird Lake, East Austin Working Neighborhoods & Del Valle Corridor to the working neighborhoods, warehouses, energy yards, and independent shops across Travis County, I know how hard you grind every single day to build something real for your family. Born in the Bronx and forged across my adult life right here in Texas as an oil & gas technical engineer, tax strategist, and father raising Tejano kids, I don't take a dime from corporate PACs. When you're working overtime, running a 1099 side hustle, or trying to buy a home near Austin, the tax code shouldn't punish your hustle.
“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 Travis County and all of Texas.”
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Let’s Cut the Cord on Data Centers in Travis County (Austin, 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 Travis & 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 Travis 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 $94,000/yr and median home values near $485,000 in Travis County, working families, 1099 contractors, truckers, and small business owners like you around Austin 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 Travis 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 Travis 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 Austin classrooms.
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