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Mayra Flores blames hospitalization on stress as she prepares to unseat embattled Cuellar

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Former Texas Rep. Mayra Flores said stress can do a lot of damage to her health.

The 39-year-old announced Tuesday that she was hospitalized after announcing her congressional campaign.

Flores is challenging criminally-indicted Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) to represent Texas ’s 28th Congressional District.

The conservative Democrat was indicted alongside his wife in May 2024 on conspiracy and bribery charges.

Flores says she will focus on school safety if she’s elected to Congress again and would reintroduce the “Reduce Gun Violence Act” She also wants to “empower farmers and ranchers” as a former farm worker herself.

Flores backed Attorney General Ken Paxton over Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) in the 2026 Senate race.