#TEDCRUZ: A photo is circulating online of Senator Ted Cruz on a flight, heading to California ahead of this weekend's winter weather. It's making a lot of people remember when Cruz took a trip to Cancun during the deadly 2021 winter storm. We reached out to Cruz's team who says the trip to Cali. was a preplanned work trip and Cruz will be back in town before this weekend⬇️ | Paige Ellenberger

UPDATE: Sen. Ted Cruz has returned to Houston from his short trip to Cancun. More: https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/texas/reports-sen-ted-cruz-traveled-to-cancun-while-texans-suffer-through-deadly-winter-storm-crisis/285-fb30d9f4-658c-4511-a6c5-b5c7e1d7c84a | KHOU 11 News

Sen. Cruz Participates in Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Oversight of U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Senator Ted Cruz

140K views · 4.8K reactions | We’re in the midst of a global pandemic that has put 40 million Americans out of work, and instead of helping American workers, Democrats are focused on people who are in the U.S. illegally. The Democratic Party simply doesn’t value working Americans. | Senator Ted Cruz | Facebook

21K views · 1.2K reactions | The fundamental choice here is do we want people working or not? What Speaker Pelosi and the Democrats want is to pay people not to work because they believe cynically that’s how they will elect a President Biden. That’s a terrible outcome for our country. | Senator Ted Cruz | Facebook