(TEXAS TRIBUNE) — Former GOP Rep. Mayra Flores announced on Wednesday that she is switching back to her original district to challenge Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen, in 2026.

Flores’ decision to run in the 34th Congressional District comes months after she launched a campaign in the 28th District against Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, and just days after the Texas Legislature approved a new congressional map that gives Republicans better odds to capture Gonzalez’s South Texas district.

“Texas’ 34th District has become one of the top GOP pickup opportunities in the country,” Flores wrote on social media. “This race is not over, and our mission is far from complete. I have unfinished business.”

Another Republican, Army veteran Eric Flores — no relation to Mayra — announced his candidacy

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