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*Thus far Flores is the first woman to have served as mayor of Laredo and the first [[Hispanic]] woman mayor of a major city in the United States.
*Thus far Flores is the first woman to have served as mayor of Laredo and the first [[Hispanic]] woman mayor of a major city in the United States.
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'''Elizabeth Garcia Flores''', better known as '''Betty Flores''' (born December 28, 1944), is a [[business]]woman who was the first woman [[mayor]] of her natiive[[Laredo]], [[Texas]]. She served a brief unexpired mayoral term followed by two four-year terms from 1998 to 2006.
'''Elizabeth Garcia Flores''', better known as '''Betty Flores''' (born December 28, 1944), is a [[business]]woman who was the first woman [[mayor]] of her native [[Laredo]], [[Texas]]. She served a brief unexpired mayoral term followed by two four-year terms from 1998 to 2006.
Flores pushed for the building of the World Trade Bridge, which brought relief to her community after an enormous increase in truck traffic following the implementation of [[NAFTA]]. After securing the diplomatic notes and financing for the bridge and its installations she worked with her Mexican counterpart to open the bridge on time and on budget. At one time she was forced to tell the Mexican government of the state of Tampaluipas that all truck traffic would be diverted to the Columbia Bridge in the State of Nuevo León if the project were not completed and opened on time.
Flores pushed for the building of the World Trade Bridge, which brought relief to her community after an enormous increase in truck traffic following the implementation of [[NAFTA]]. After securing the diplomatic notes and financing for the bridge and its installations she worked with her Mexican counterpart to open the bridge on time and on budget. At one time she was forced to tell the Mexican government of the state of Tampaluipas that all truck traffic would be diverted to the Columbia Bridge in the State of Nuevo León if the project were not completed and opened on time.