In memory of Maria Teresa Flores Cavazos of Monterrey, Mexico.

89(R) HR 1303 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.R. No. 1303

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the

passing of Maria Teresa Flores Cavazos of Monterrey, Mexico, on

May 9, 2025, at the age of 83; and

WHEREAS, The daughter of Francisco J. Flores Sr. and Maria

Ernestina Saldaña Flores, the former Maria Teresa Flores was born

in Laredo on March 14, 1942, and she grew up as the oldest of nine

siblings; after attending Ursuline Academy, she became the first

college graduate in her family, earning her bachelor's degree in

mathematics from Incarnate Word College; she went on to teach math

and science at Ursuline Academy, Laredo Junior College, and Laredo

Martin High School; and

WHEREAS, She married the love of her life, Jesus Cavazos, on

September 23, 1966, and their union was blessed with four children,

Jesus, Maria Teresa, Leticia, and Patricia, and four grandchildren;

known to many as "Mary T" or "Tita," she was also devoted to her

large extended family; after adopting Monterrey, Mexico, as her

home, she quickly added to her circle of friends; she was a talented

chef, baker, and hostess who enjoyed entertaining, as well as

painting, gardening, floral arranging, decorating, and

dressmaking; sustained by a strong faith, she helped establish her

church, Nuestra Señora Reina de Los Angeles; she served as a

Eucharistic minister and lector and engaged in countless good

works, and she was a member of the Apostleship of the Cross and

Alliance of Love; moreover, she supported the civic endeavors of

the Garden and Rotary Clubs of Monterrey; and

WHEREAS, Although she will be deeply missed, the passage of

time will never diminish the joy and love that Maria Teresa Flores

Cavazos brought into the lives of all who knew her; now, therefore,

be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas

Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Maria Teresa Flores

Cavazos and extend sincere condolences to the members of her

family: to her husband, Jesus Guadalupe Cavazos Fernandez; to her

children, Jesus G. Cavazos Jr. and his wife, Fabiola Silva Drexel,

Maria Teresa Cavazos Flores, Leticia del Carmen Cavazos Flores, and

Patricia Isabel Cavazos Flores; to her grandchildren, Natalia

Cavazos Silva, Zoe Cavazos Silva, Viviana Garza Cavazos, and Cesar

Garza Cavazos; to her siblings, Jose Fernando Flores and his wife,

Elsa Maldonado Flores, Miguel Ignacio Flores and his wife, Barbara

Betts Flores, Maria Ernestina "Tina" Flores Jackson, Maria Angela

Flores Beck, Adela Isabel Flores, and State Representative Maria

Luisa "Lulu" Flores and her husband, Scott M. Hendler; and to her

many other relatives and friends; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of

Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Maria

Teresa Flores Cavazos.

Flores

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Speaker of the House

I certify that H.R. No. 1303 was unanimously adopted by a

rising vote of the House on June 1, 2025.

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Chief Clerk of the House