▁Texas ▁vote , ▁yield ing ▁him ▁a ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 - vote ▁lead , ▁which ▁Gal leg o ▁could ▁not ▁overcome . ▁ ▁Fl ores ▁will ▁serve ▁out ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁years ▁and ▁three ▁months ▁of ▁a ▁term ▁formerly ▁held ▁by ▁U rest i . ▁ ▁Fl ores ▁was ▁end ors ed ▁by ▁U . S . ▁Sen ators ▁John ▁Corn yn ▁and ▁Ted ▁Cruz , ▁Governor ▁Greg ▁Abb ott , ▁and ▁L t . ▁Governor ▁Dan ▁Patrick . ▁During ▁the ▁campaign ▁he ▁stated ▁that ▁his ▁focus ▁would ▁be ▁property ▁tax ▁reform , ▁economic ▁development , ▁support ▁for ▁law ▁enfor cement , ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁un born , ▁and ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Am end ment . ▁ ▁Political ▁positions ▁ ▁Property ▁tax ▁reform ▁Fl ores ▁wants ▁to ▁lower ▁Texas ' s ▁property ▁tax es . ▁ ▁He ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁Texas ▁tax pay ers ▁are ▁over tax ed ▁and ▁the ▁current ▁tax ▁rates ▁are ▁uns ust ain able . ▁He ▁wants ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁way ▁property ▁is ▁being ▁app ra ised . ▁He ▁wants ▁a ▁uniform ▁method ology ▁of ▁app rais al ▁that ▁is ▁consistent ▁throughout ▁Texas , ▁instead ▁of ▁having ▁ 2 5 4 ▁different ▁count ies ▁using ▁ 2 5 4 ▁different ▁ways , ▁limit ing ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁individual ▁chief ▁app rais ers ▁in ▁the ▁each ▁county . ▁He ▁wants ▁the ▁app rais ers ▁to ▁be ▁account able ▁to ▁the ▁vot ers . ▁He ▁wants ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁app rais al