Paulette Guajardo

Economy
Guajardo points to her fiscal record as a core argument for another term: two property-tax rate cuts during her tenure, a doubled homestead exemption, a raised senior and disability exemption of $62,500, and budget reserves she says are held at 20 percent with the city carrying an AA credit rating. Her campaign material describes her as "the only candidate who voted to lower the property tax rate," and she pairs that record with a pitch to keep recruiting employers in the military, energy, and industrial sectors that anchor the local economy.

Infrastructure
On infrastructure, Guajardo highlights a roughly $695 million street-improvement program and a Rapid Pavement Program she says can resurface residential roads about five times faster than prior methods. She also continues to champion a seawater desalination plant as the city's long-term answer to water security, telling KRIS 6 News the project is "moving forward to build this water supply" after years of study.

Health
She frames several public-health concerns as extensions of public safety, including outreach aimed at homelessness, a review of how the local Health District operates, and a partnership with the Coastal Bend Food Bank to address food insecurity in the city.

Security
Guajardo's public-safety agenda includes ending what she describes as a two-decade-long freeze on police hiring, restarting a Fire Department training academy, and working to bring EMS response times down. She has also proposed more frequent police news conferences to improve transparency after critical incidents, and touts more than $2 million in new funding for Animal Care Services, including the city's first dedicated spay-and-neuter funding.

Governance
On day-to-day city management, Guajardo backs a dedicated business-parking manager position, converting the former Caller-Times building site into public parking, and expanding an RTA shuttle system for major downtown events. She also points to reviving Corpus Christi's Art Walk, Farmers Market, and other community events, including a large mural project at Norma Urban Park, as evidence of hands-on engagement with neighborhoods.