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Flores recalled how the Bucks came to Laredo to take advantage of the new ice center. "I got that now infamous phone call from Glenn Hart and met "Kiki" DeAyala. It took me just a little bit longer to realize how great this LEC would be for Laredo. These two men and their partners will forever hold a special place in my heart." She also lauded the achievements of the Bucks' former coach Terry Ruskowski, who in 2007 was given a "lifetime" contract but resigned in 2011 after several disappointing seasons.​

Flores recalled how the Bucks came to Laredo to take advantage of the new ice center. "I got that now infamous phone call from Glenn Hart and met "Kiki" DeAyala. It took me just a little bit longer to realize how great this LEC would be for Laredo. These two men and their partners will forever hold a special place in my heart." She also lauded the achievements of the Bucks' former coach Terry Ruskowski, who in 2007 was given a "lifetime" contract but resigned in 2011 after several disappointing seasons.​

The Bucks management announced on May 1, 2012, that the team was ceasing operations immediately because of declining attendance and revenue reversals.<ref>Kenny Ryan, "Goodbye, Laredo Bucks: Bucks out after 10 years in city; finances, attendance at issue, ''The Laredo Morning Times,'' May 2, 2012, pp. 1, 10A.</ref>

The Bucks management announced on May 1, 2012, that the team was ceasing operations immediately because of declining attendance and revenue reversals.<ref>Kenny Ryan, "Goodbye, Laredo Bucks: Bucks out after 10 years in city; finances, attendance at issue," ''The Laredo Morning Times,'' May 2, 2012, pp. 1, 10A.</ref>

 

Despite these accomplishments, Flores left office in a downturn of her personal popularity. In 2005, she told [[Lou Dobbs]], then with the [[Cable News Network]], that virtually all of several dozen Laredoans, who have gone missing in populous and violent-prone Nuevo Laredo, across the river in [[Mexico]], were linked in some way with the illegal [[narcotics]] traffic. Her accusation outraged the families of those who have missing loved ones. The missing Americans were highlighted in several 2006 episodes of [[Fox]]'s ''America's Most Wanted'', hosted by John Walsh, to highlight the problems of the Americans missing in Mexico. Flores, meanwhile, has defended her allegation of drug connections because she claims to have seen the proof in the victims' records. Nevertheless, Flores said she understood that the families are grieving and need assistance. Unfortunately for the family of the missing, they made wrong choices. The U.S. Marshal issued warrants against one of the missing girls she was accused of falsely connecting to organized crime.​

Despite these accomplishments, Flores left office in a downturn of her personal popularity. In 2005, she told [[Lou Dobbs]], then with the [[Cable News Network]], that virtually all of several dozen Laredoans, who have gone missing in populous and violent-prone Nuevo Laredo, across the river in [[Mexico]], were linked in some way with the illegal [[narcotics]] traffic. Her accusation outraged the families of those who have missing loved ones. The missing Americans were highlighted in several 2006 episodes of [[Fox]]'s ''America's Most Wanted'', hosted by John Walsh, to highlight the problems of the Americans missing in Mexico. Flores, meanwhile, has defended her allegation of drug connections because she claims to have seen the proof in the victims' records. Nevertheless, Flores said she understood that the families are grieving and need assistance. Unfortunately for the family of the missing, they made wrong choices. The U.S. Marshal issued warrants against one of the missing girls she was accused of falsely connecting to organized crime.​