▁and ▁politician ▁from ▁Ple as anton , ▁Texas , ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁Republican ▁Texas ▁Senator ▁from ▁District ▁ 1 9 , ▁the ▁largest ▁Senate ▁district ▁in ▁Texas . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁His pan ic ▁Republican ▁Texas ▁State ▁Senator ▁in ▁Texas ▁history , ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁first ▁Republican ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁in ▁District ▁ 1 9 ▁in ▁ 1 3 9 ▁years , ▁since ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁during ▁the ▁Re const ruction ▁Era . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Fl ores ' s ▁parents , ▁Mar gar ito ▁Fl ores ▁( who ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Air ▁Force ) ▁and ▁L yd ia ▁Sol is ▁Fl ores , ▁retired ▁in ▁L are do , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁Fl ores ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁South ▁Texas . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁L are do ▁Martin ▁High ▁in ▁L are do ▁and ▁attended ▁L are do ▁Junior ▁College ▁before ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁University . ▁ ▁Fl ores ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁farm ▁techn ician ▁for ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁V eter inary ▁School ▁then ▁was ▁accepted ▁to ▁the ▁Texas ▁Game ▁W arden ▁Academy ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Fl ores ▁retired ▁as ▁a ▁Colonel ▁Game ▁W arden ▁for ▁Texas ▁Park s ▁and ▁Wild life . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁leader ▁of ▁Texas ▁Park s ▁and ▁Wild life ’ s ▁state wide ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁division . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁His pan ic ▁to ▁hold ▁that ▁position . ▁ ▁Texas ▁Senate ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6