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VALLEY PRIORITIES
Ozzie Ochoa is running for State Representative because Valley families deserve a government that works as hard as they do.
¡Vámonos con Ochoa!
For too many families, everyday costs continue to rise while good jobs, quality healthcare, and opportunities for our children can still feel out of reach. Ozzie believes the Rio Grande Valley deserves its fair share from Austin and a representative who will stay focused on the issues that affect our families every day.
His priorities are simple: lower costs, strengthen our public schools, expand access to healthcare, and invest in communities across the Valley.
LOWER COSTS & GOOD JOBS
In the Texas House, Ozzie will fight to:
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Cut property taxes by expanding the homestead exemption and using state funding to further compress school property tax rates for homeowners.
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Raise the Texas minimum wage to at least $15 an hour.
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Protect renters from hidden fees and require greater transparency in housing costs.
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Expand workforce training, apprenticeships, and career programs that lead to good-paying jobs.
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Fight for the Valley’s fair share of state investment in infrastructure, workforce development, and economic growth.
Making it easier to build a life in the Valley
Valley families are feeling the pressure of higher costs for housing, utilities, insurance, groceries, and other everyday necessities. Ozzie believes working families should be able to get ahead without having more of their paycheck eaten away every month.
Ozzie wants our neighbors to be able to find opportunity here at home, build careers here, and raise their own families in the Valley.
AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE
Ozzie will work to strengthen healthcare throughout the Valley. In the Texas House, he will fight to:
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Expand Medicaid so more working Texans can afford healthcare and strengthen hospitals and clinics that serve our communities.
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Expand mental health services and recruit more counselors, therapists, and behavioral health professionals to underserved communities.
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Strengthen maternal and children’s healthcare, including prenatal, postpartum, and pediatric care.
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Lower prescription drug and out-of-pocket costs and hold insurers and pharmacy benefit managers accountable.
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Grow the Valley’s healthcare workforce through medical residencies, loan repayment, and incentives for doctors, nurses, and specialists to practice in underserved areas.
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Protect the right of families to make private medical decisions with their doctors without government interference.
Quality care should be within reach for every family
No family should have to choose between seeing a doctor and paying the bills. Yet too many South Texans still face long drives, high costs, and limited access to healthcare.
Where you live should not determine whether you can get the healthcare you need.
STRONGER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Ozzie will fight to:
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Fully restore state funding for our neighborhood public schools and ensure funding keeps pace with rising costs.
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Keep public dollars in public schools and oppose voucher programs that divert resources from neighborhood classrooms.
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Strengthen special education funding and services so every student gets the support they need.
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Give teachers and school staff the pay, resources, and classroom support they deserve.
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Invest in school safety, including secure campuses, mental health resources, and the tools local schools need to keep students and educators safe.
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Expand career and technical education so students can graduate prepared for college, a career, or a good-paying job.
Invest in our children, educators, and future
Education has been Ozzie's life's work. As a teacher, coach, principal, and Director of Special Education, he has seen firsthand what students and educators need to succeed.
He knows strong public schools are the foundation of strong communities.
Ozzie believes every child deserves a great education, regardless of their ZIP code or their family's income.
RELIEF FOR COMMUNITIES
Ozzie will work to bring more resources home and make sure Valley communities are prepared for the challenges ahead. That means fighting for:
Making sure the Rio Grande Valley gets its fair share
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Improve roads, drainage, water, wastewater, and other critical infrastructure across District 37.
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Invest in flood prevention, drainage improvements, and disaster preparedness to better protect our communities.
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Establish a state veterans cemetery in District 37 so families can honor their loved ones closer to home.
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Direct state investment to growing communities while ensuring smaller and rural communities are not left behind.
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Fight for South Texas’ fair share of state infrastructure funding and strengthen partnerships with cities, counties, schools, and local organizations.
For too long, communities in the Rio Grande Valley have had to fight for the infrastructure, services, and state resources other parts of Texas take for granted.
Ozzie believes our communities should receive the same attention and investment as every other part of Texas.
A REPRESENTATIVE WHO PUTS THE VALLEY FIRST
Ozzie has spent his career serving Valley families. He understands our schools, our communities, and the challenges families face because this is his home too.
In Austin, he will work with anyone willing to deliver results for South Texas while always remembering who sent him there.
Lower costs. Stronger schools. Better healthcare. Stronger communities.
¡Vámonos con Ochoa!
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