'By the second day, we were clustered around the fireplace as the only source of heat,' Cruz said.

'The power went out as soon as we were sitting down to dinner,' he said. He said the past year had been tough on his children, as on other Americans, and that it got tougher earlier in the week when the family lost power after opening their home to some friends who had previously lost electrical power in their own houses. Senator Ted Cruz has been asked for comment on this article.Cruz said that his original 'plan had been to stay the weekend with the family.' My team and I will continue using all our resources to keep Texans informed and safe,' the statement continued. 'We want our power back, our water on, and our homes warn. Like millions of Texans, our family lost heat and power too,' he said. Our homes are freezing and our lights are out. 'We have food lines, gas lines, and people sleeping at the neighbors' houses. In his statement, Cruz described the crisis as 'infuriating' as the 'greatest state in the greatest country in the world has been without power.' The body in charge of the grid, ERCOT, said they don't know when power will be fully restored. More than 4 million Texas residents were left without power and heat after a major failure of the state's electrical grid this week. While some Twitter users expressed skepticism and wanted to wait until all the facts were known, there was widespread criticism of Cruz from those who believed the claim was accurate. It's not clear at this stage if Cruz and his family traveled to Mexico on Wednesday or how recently the photos were taken. Other social media users suggested Cruz was in the United Airlines terminal. CST United Airlines flight from George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston to Cancun. The plane in question appears to have been the 4.45 p.m. Edwards did not share the messages he said he'd received but maintained the claim about Cruz was accurate. 'Two people in my DMs sent photos of Ted on their flight today from Cancun,' he wrote. He also said passengers on the flight had sent him pictures proving it. 'I now have multiple people DMing me, confirming he was on their flight to Cancun today,' Edwards tweeted late on Wednesday.

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Around 7 million Texans are also being asked to boil their water before use as over 300 water plants remain without power and unable to treat the water supply. The Texas senator went on to confirm that he and his staff are in 'constant communication with state and local leaders' in order to understand what happened to cause the state's energy crisis that left millions without power and water. Wanting to be a good dad, I flew down with them last night and am flying back this afternoon,' Cruz said. 'With school cancelled for the rest of the week, our girls asked to take a trip with friends. In a statement released Thursday afternoon, hours after the controversy began, Cruz explained that he and his family left Texas to fly to Cancun at the request of his daughters. The idea that Cruz and his family had flown to Mexico soon spread on Twitter. Photos circulating on social media overnight appeared to show the senator at an airport and on an airplane. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has been accused of traveling to Cancun, Mexico, amid the ongoing crisis in Texas, where millions have been left without power or heat in freezing temperatures.

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