▁districts ▁to ▁be ▁voted ▁in ▁office , ▁instead ▁of ▁appointed ▁by ▁tax ing ▁entities , ▁making ▁them ▁directly ▁account able ▁to ▁the ▁vot ers , ▁removing ▁the ▁buffer ▁that ▁separ ates ▁the ▁tax ing ▁entities ▁and ▁the ▁vot ers ▁that ▁currently ▁exists . ▁He ▁has ▁said , ▁" The ▁system ▁is ▁broken . ▁We ▁need ▁some ▁meaning ful ▁tax ▁reform ▁so ▁you ▁and ▁I ▁can ▁keep ▁our ▁houses ▁and ▁we ▁won ’ t ▁be ▁tax ed ▁out ▁of ▁our ▁property . ▁We ▁want ▁to ▁pay ▁our ▁fair ▁share , ▁but ▁it ’ s ▁not ▁right ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁system ▁that ’ s ▁not ▁fair ▁and ▁equ itable ." ▁ ▁Ab ort ion ▁Fl ores ▁ident ifies ▁as ▁pro - life . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Fl ores ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Elizabeth , ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁live ▁in ▁Ple as anton , ▁Texas ▁where ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁ret ire ▁after ▁serving ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Texas ▁for ▁ 2 7 ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁state ▁peace ▁officer . ▁They ▁have ▁two ▁children ▁and ▁two ▁grand children . ▁ ▁Fl ores ▁has ▁six ▁sister s ▁who ▁are ▁all ▁school ▁teachers . ▁ ▁Elect oral ▁history ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Legisl ative ▁website ▁ ▁Camp aign ▁website ▁ ▁P ete ▁Fl ores ▁Peter ▁Fl ores ' ▁Biography ▁from ▁V ote ▁Sm art ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Tex as ▁state ▁sen ators ▁Category : Tex as ▁Republic ans ▁Category : Tex