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Toño and Betty Flores resided for many years in South Laredo and later moved to the then new neighborhood of Del Mar where they still maintain their residence. Their son, Antonio Flores, Jr., was killed by a drunk driver after stopping to help a friend in need. Their daughter, Cristina, is the former wife of Juan Guevara; their  grandson is Antonio Flores Guevara. Betty Flores has five siblings: Eloy Garcia, Jr., Elsa Bonnie Jasso,  Efrain Garcia, Edna Garcia, and Edgar Garcia.<ref name=blgobit/>​
 
Toño and Betty Flores resided for many years in South Laredo and later moved to the then new neighborhood of Del Mar where they still maintain their residence. Their son, Antonio Flores, Jr., was killed by a drunk driver after stopping to help a friend in need. Their daughter, Cristina, is the former wife of Juan Guevara; their  grandson is Antonio Flores Guevara. Betty Flores has five siblings: Eloy Garcia, Jr., Elsa Bonnie Jasso,  Efrain Garcia, Edna Garcia, and Edgar Garcia.<ref name=blgobit/>​
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Flores did not graduate with her 1962 class at Martin High School because she left the school after being told she could not longer hold any position in school clubs after her marriage. She returned and finished her pending two credits at J. W. Nixon High School. She did not attend college but worked for the Union National Bank and then the Laredo National Bank, later Compass Bank) having begun as a secretary. She eventually became the first woman senior vice president of the bank and was affiliated with the institution for twenty-eight years.<ref name=foxdegrees>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxdegreesofsuccess.com/success/laredos-first-lady-careers-without-college/|title=Betty Flores Became Mayor of Laredo, Texas, without a College Degree|publisher=foxdegreesofsuccess.com|date=February 2, 2011|accessdate=October 16, 2019}}</ref> "I've worked with men all my life. I was always the only woman in the room. I never focused on that when I was campaigning," she said in a farewell interview with Julie Daffern, then a staff member of Flores' hometown newspaper, ''The Laredo Morning Times.''
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Flores did not graduate with her 1962 class at Martin High School because she left the school after being told she could not longer hold any position in school clubs after her marriage. She returned and finished her pending two credits at J. W. Nixon High School. She did not attend college but worked for the Union National Bank and then the Laredo National Bank, later Compass Bank) having begun as a secretary. She eventually became the first woman senior vice president of the bank and was affiliated with the institution for twenty-eight years. Upon leaving the office of mayor, she served on the board of the Farm Credit Bank of Texas.<ref name=foxdegrees>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxdegreesofsuccess.com/success/laredos-first-lady-careers-without-college/|title=Betty Flores Became Mayor of Laredo, Texas, without a College Degree|publisher=foxdegreesofsuccess.com|date=February 2, 2011|accessdate=October 16, 2019}}</ref> "I've worked with men all my life. I was always the only woman in the room. I never focused on that when I was campaigning," she said in a farewell interview with Julie Daffern, then a staff member of Flores' hometown newspaper, ''The Laredo Morning Times.''
    
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