Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) was met with a wave of fury Thursday on his return to Houston from Cancun, Mexico, as critics questioned his decision to travel to the vacation hotspot while millions of Texas residents were without power and safe drinking water amid freezing temperatures that have left dozens dead.
Michael Hardy, a reporter for New York Magazine, decided to investigate the claims that Cruz’s family home did not have power.
In text messages reviewed by The New York Times, the senator’s wife Heidi said the house was “FREEZING.” Ted Cruz noted that, like millions of other Texans, “our family lost heat and water.” “Cynics immediately cast doubt on this claim, so this afternoon I decided to check out the senator’s power situation for