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State Senator, District 24
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Pete Flores

Candidate for State Senator, District 24

RepublicanIncumbent

Background

Occupation
Retired Texas game warden
Lives in
Pleasanton
Campaign website
senate.texas.gov

State senator for District 24 since 2023 (first elected to the Senate in a 2018 special election and served until 2021); chaired the Senate Criminal Justice Committee in 2025 after a 27-year career as a Texas game warden, retiring as colonel.

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Documented positions

Public safety

  • Sponsored law increasing penalties for organized retail theft.In office

    SB 1300 (2025), effective September 1, 2025. He also authored 2025 laws raising penalties for forgery and check theft.

    Bills Authored / Joint Authored: Sen. Pete Flores, 89th Legislature Regular Session

    Government record · Texas Legislature Online · capitol.texas.gov

    “Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail theft; increasing criminal penalties.”
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  • Sponsored law on police use of less-lethal weapons.In office

    SB 2570 (2025), effective immediately, provides a legal justification for peace officers and correctional guards using less-lethal force weapons.

    Bills Authored / Joint Authored: Sen. Pete Flores, 89th Legislature Regular Session

    Government record · Texas Legislature Online · capitol.texas.gov

    “Relating to a legal justification for the use of force with a less-lethal force weapon by a correctional facility guard or a peace officer.”
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Housing

  • Sponsored laws regulating manufactured and migrant labor housing.In office

    SB 785 (new HUD-code manufactured housing) and SB 243 (migrant labor housing facilities), 2025.

    Bills Authored / Joint Authored: Sen. Pete Flores, 89th Legislature Regular Session

    Government record · Texas Legislature Online · capitol.texas.gov

    “Relating to the regulation of new HUD-code manufactured housing. … Relating to the regulation of migrant labor housing facilities; changing the amount of a civil penalty.”
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Environment & parks

  • Sponsored law creating the Central Texas Water Alliance.In office

    SB 1194 (2025), effective immediately, with authority to issue bonds, use eminent domain and impose fees.

    Bills Authored / Joint Authored: Sen. Pete Flores, 89th Legislature Regular Session

    Government record · Texas Legislature Online · capitol.texas.gov

    “Relating to creating the Central Texas Water Alliance; providing authority to issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain”
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Courts & justice

Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Pete Flores on them.

  • EducationNo documented position found.
  • Economy & jobsNo documented position found.
  • Health & human servicesNo documented position found.

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