https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/02/18/ted-cruz-has-flown-to-cancun-as-texas-freezes/

DALLAS (AP) — Sen. Ted Cruz has traveled to Mexico for a family vacation as his home state struggles with a weather crisis that has left much of Texas without power.

The high-profile Republican lawmaker went with his family for a long-planned trip to Cancun and was expected to return immediately, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation who spoke on the condition of anonymity to share private conversations.