Ted Cruz Confirms Mexico Vacation , as Texas Faces Storm Crisis.<br />On Thursday, the Republican Texas senator <br />acknowledged that he was in Cancun, Mexico, <br />for a weeklong family vacation.<br />Wanting to be a good dad, I flew down with them last night and am flying back this afternoon, Sen. Ted Cruz, (R-TX), via AP News.<br />Texas has been slammed by <br />an intense winter storm ...<br />... in which thousands of Cruz's constituents <br />are currently struggling without power <br />or safe drinking water.<br />My staff and I are in constant communication with state and local leaders to get to the bottom of what happened in Texas, Sen. Ted Cruz, (R-TX), via AP News.<br />Cruz stated, "we want our power back, <br />our water on, and our homes warm.".<br />Democrats and Republicans in Texas <br />have slammed the high-profile senator <br />for leaving the state amid the crisis.<br />That’s something that he has to answer to his constituents about, Allen West, Texas Republican Party Chairman, <br />via AP News.<br />Ted Cruz [...] is proving to be an enemy to our state by abandoning us in our greatest time of need, Gilberto Hinojosa, Texas Democratic Party Chair, <br />via AP News.<br />President Joe Biden authorized FEMA to <br />provide generators and other vital supplies <br />to hard-hit communities in the state
