The Texas senator was sunning himself by the pool at a Mediterranean beach resort as a deadly storm gathered back home in Texas.....our must-read newsletter The Swamp reveals.

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.

Flight data shows that there were multiple earlier options to get the senator from Athens to San Antonio on July 4 and 5 following a layover at a major US hub.

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.

The Texas senator was photographed touring the Parthenon in Greece as another major disaster unfolded in his state

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 senator coordinated with state and local officials while abroad and 'promptly' returned to Texas, 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.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) called for a proper assessment to prevent future tragedies such as the flash flooding in Texas, asking that this not dissolve into “partisan games.” Cruz addressed the flooding in central Texas,

Texas, weighs in on some Democrats politicizing Texas' flash floods and commends the state's 'inspirational' rescue efforts on 'Hannity.'