Ted Cruz, Kerr County and flash flood
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"The agony that Texas is feeling right now…there aren't words to describe," Cruz told CBS News Texas on Monday.
The senator coordinated with state and local officials while abroad and 'promptly' returned to Texas, his office said.
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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
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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.