Running for District 34 before the map changed
What they say
His campaign's release of August 29, 2025 quotes him saying he committed to running for District 34 before the map changed.
“I committed to running for District 34 before the map changed”
Source: Eric Flores for Congress
What the record shows ·
He signed his statement of candidacy for Texas's 34th district, as a Republican, on July 16, 2025. The first congressional redistricting bill of 2025, H.B. 4 of the first called session, was filed two weeks later, on July 30. The map that was enacted, H.B. 4 of the second called session, was signed by the Governor on August 29, 2025.
Sources: Federal Election Commission, Texas Legislature Online, Texas Legislature Online
Limit: The filing came before any new map was filed or enacted, which is what he says. It did not come before a new map was expected: the Governor had put a revised congressional plan on the special session's agenda on July 9, a week before he filed.