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Flores was prominently featured, usually in a positive light, in ''The Laredo Morning Times.'' She once disputed two articles in the paper and withheld two city advertisements to make her point to newspaper executives. The LMT still named her "Laredoan of the Year. The editor found out several years later that the reporter who wrote the story as presented was not even in town at the time.

Flores was prominently featured, usually in a positive light, in ''The Laredo Morning Times.'' She once disputed two articles in the paper and withheld two city advertisements to make her point to newspaper executives. The LMT still named her "Laredoan of the Year. The editor found out several years later that the reporter who wrote the story as presented was not even in town at the time.

Nevertheless, Flores' accomplishments, say her admirers, speak for themselves. She has secured many awards, including "Texas Woman of the Century" from the Woman's [[Chamber of Commerce]] of Texas. Because of her emphasis on economic development, Highbeam.com dubbed her the "[[Margaret Thatcher]] of Laredo," a reference to the former [[Great Britain|British]] [[prime minister]] who attempted during the 1980s to turn around her country's sagging economy.​

Nevertheless, Flores' accomplishments, say her admirers, speak for themselves. She has secured many awards, including "Texas Woman of the Century" from the Woman's [[Chamber of Commerce]] of Texas. Because of her emphasis on economic development, the former HighBeam Research on-line dubbed her the "[[Margaret Thatcher]] of Laredo," a reference to the former [[Great Britain|British]] [[prime minister]] who attempted during the 1980s to turn around her country's sagging economy.​