"The agony that Texas is feeling right now…there aren't words to describe," Cruz told CBS News Texas on Monday.

As the state quite literally froze over and his constituents went without basic necessities, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and his family booked a flight to Cancún, Mexico, and stayed at the Ritz-Carlton. The New York Times reported that in a group text with friends and neighbors, Cruz's wife, Heidi, revealed she wanted to escape their "FREEZING" house.

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Texas’ junior senator was visiting Greece Friday when the Texas flood turned deadly. Cruz, who did not return until Sunday night, communicated with officials from Athens.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) responded Tuesday to backlash for vacationing in Greece while flooding killed more than 100 people in his home state. His communications director told The Daily

GOP Sen. Ted Cruz was on a pre-planned vacation in Greece with his family when devastating floods hit central Texas, and he sought to travel back “as fast as humanly possible,” his office said.

Sen. Ted Cruz rejected weather modification claims, saying there's "zero evidence" and calling such theories "crazy" following the flooding in Texas.

State officials said rescue efforts in Central Texas following devastating flooding continue, emphasizing the state's continued commitment to recovery.

Amid catastrophic flash floods in central Texas over the 2025 Fourth of July holiday weekend, a rumor spread online that one of the state's U.S. senators, Ted Cruz, continued to sightsee while on vacation in Greece the day after disaster struck his constituents.

The Republican senator, who was on a planned family vacation, did not return to his state until 72 hours after the deadly disaster, which his spokeswoman said was as quickly as possible.

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz says it's not time for political finger-pointing after deadly floods in Texas killed at least 80 people.