Jorge Borrego for Texas House District 118 | Republican Candidate

Republican for Texas House District 118

Fighting to lower costs, cut property taxes, and keep families across House District 118 safe.

Jorge Borrego is running to give every family in House District 118 a fair shot to get ahead. Rooted in faith, family, and service, Jorge will bring working-class Republican leadership to Austin — focused on affordability, safe neighborhoods, strong schools, and a government that puts Texans first.

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Meet Jorge Borrego

For Texas House District 118

Jorge's story began with hardship, but it did not end there. When he was 13, his father was incarcerated, and his family's life changed overnight. His mother worked as a cashier, including overnight shifts, doing everything she could to keep food on the table and hold the family together. Money was tight, the road ahead was uncertain, but in that struggle Jorge learned the values that would shape his life: faith, family, and hard work.

When Jorge left for college, his mother took him to the Greyhound station and handed him the last $10 she had. He carried a backpack with three shirts, one extra pair of jeans, and the weight of a family's sacrifice on his shoulders. What his mother gave him was more than ten dollars. She gave him a chance, a blessing, and a belief that in America, one generation's sacrifice can become the next generation's opportunity.

Jorge never forgot that. Through faith, work, and personal responsibility, he became the first in his family to graduate from college. He went on to build a career fighting for stronger schools, lower taxes, better opportunities, and a government that respects the families who pay the bills.

Now, as a husband, father, small business owner, and Republican candidate for State Representative, Jorge is running to protect the promise that changed his life. He believes Texas should be a place where work is rewarded, families are safe, schools are strong, and every child has a real chance to rise. In Austin, Jorge will fight to lower the cost of living, cut property taxes, keep neighborhoods safe, fund public schools, protect children, and make sure government listens to real Texans, not insiders, taxpayer-funded lobbyists, or career politicians.

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Priorities

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Lower the Cost of Living for Families Across District 118

Fight rising prices on groceries, gas, utilities, insurance, and everyday essentials.
Keep Texas the strongest economy in America so working families can get ahead.
Support policies that create good jobs and protect the paychecks families work hard to earn.

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Cut Your Property Taxes for Good

Increase the homestead exemption so more of your home's value is protected from taxation.
Cap runaway appraisal increases so families are not taxed out of homes they already own.
Hold local governments accountable when their spending drives tax bills higher.

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Keep Repeat Violent Criminals Off Our Streets

Keep repeat violent offenders behind bars, not back on the street to commit more crimes.
Back law enforcement with the resources, training, and public support they need.
Put victims, families, and neighborhood safety ahead of soft-on-crime politics.

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Fund Public Schools, Reward Great Teachers, and Expand Career Training

Reward great teachers with higher pay and make sure education dollars reach the classroom.
Expand career training and apprenticeship programs so students graduate ready for good jobs with less debt.
Support strong public schools while giving parents more options when their child needs something different.
Keep age-inappropriate content out of classrooms and defend parents' right to set standards for their children.

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Protect Children Online

Limit children's access to harmful social media content.
Increase penalties for online predators who target Texas kids.
Support school safety upgrades so students can learn in secure classrooms.

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Secure the Border and Keep Texas Communities Safe

Support technology and resources that help secure the Texas border.
Remove criminals who have no legal right to be here.
Treat border security as part of protecting families, neighborhoods, and taxpayers.

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Make Government Listen to Texans, Not Taxpayer-Funded Lobbyists

End the practice of forcing taxpayers to fund lobbyists who lobby against the people paying the bills.
Make public dollars serve families first, not Austin insiders.
Increase transparency so taxpayers know who is influencing their government.

Faith, Family, and Texas Values

Protect faith, family, personal responsibility, and the values that hold strong communities together.
Defend the right of law-abiding Texans to keep and bear arms.
Stand with parents, taxpayers, law enforcement, and working families across District 118.

The Choice in This Race

Jorge Borrego is running to put families across House District 118 first — lowering costs, cutting property taxes, keeping neighborhoods safe, and making sure state government listens to real Texans.

This race will draw political money and pressure from outside the district. Jorge will answer to the families of House District 118, not Austin insiders, taxpayer-funded lobbyists, or political operatives.