"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.

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

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 Texas senator was seen touring the Parthenon in Athens. His staff said the senator booked the earliest flight back to Texas when he learned of the disaster.

Cruz was asked by a reporter Monday about conspiracy theories that have popped up online suggesting the flash flooding was caused by weather manipulation. The Guadalupe River near Camp Mystic rose 26 feet in just 45 minutes due to flash flooding. But Cruz said there was no evidence that any weather manipulation was involved.

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

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,

Sen. Ted Cruz was exploring ancient Greek ruins with his family when deadly flash flooding was ravaging central Texas. The Texas Republican was touring the Parthenon with his wife Heidi

During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last week, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) questioned Public Citizen Climate Program Director David Arkush over his past writings.