Fmr Rep. Mayra Flores Hospitalized Hours After Announcing ’26 Run

Fmr Rep. Mayra Flores Hospitalized Hours After Announcing '26 Run

Fmr Rep. Mayra Flores Hospitalized Hours After Announcing ’26 Run

Former Rep. Mayra Flores, R-Texas, on Tuesday launched a bid to unseat Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, in 2026, followed by her campaign announcing just hours later on social media that she had been hospitalized with no further details.

Flores was the first Mexican-born congresswoman in the U.S. House after winning a 2022 special election in another Texas border district. She served about six months in Congress but lost her bid for a full term.

Her campaign did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment about why she was hospitalized.

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