Senator's Mexico trip draws ire as Texas hit by winter storm

Washington (AFP) Feb 19, 2021

Texas Senator Ted Cruz faced fierce criticism Thursday after he flew to a Mexican holiday resort while millions of people in his state have struggled without power or water due to a winter storm. As political rivals called for his resignation, Cruz justified the flight by saying that his one-night stay in Cancun was to drop his children off before he flew home. Social media photographs s