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Mayra Flores Recovers After Health Scare, Resumes 2026 Congressional Campaign

The former congresswoman is back on track to challenge Rep. Henry Cuellar in Texas’s 28th District as the GOP eyes gains in South Texas.

FILE - Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, speaks during a hearing of the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations on Capitol Hill, April 10, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
FILE - Rep. Mayra Flores, R-Texas, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Aug. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
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Overview

  • Mayra Flores, the first Mexican-born congresswoman, launched her 2026 campaign to unseat Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar in Texas’s 28th Congressional District.
  • Hours after announcing her campaign, Flores was hospitalized due to a sudden health scare but has since fully recovered, according to her campaign team.
  • Flores previously served briefly in Congress after winning a 2022 special election but lost subsequent bids in 2022 and 2024 in a neighboring district.
  • Rep. Henry Cuellar, a two-decade incumbent, faces federal bribery charges, which have made the district a target for Republican strategists.
  • South Texas has seen a political shift in recent years, with Republicans making inroads in historically Democratic border counties like Hidalgo and Starr.