He appeared to be in Harris County, posting more photos the next day in close contact with first responders, serving them barbecue. Cruz flew back to Texas from Cancún on Thursday after outrage about his tropical travels boiled over. A spokesperson for Cruz told The Washington Post he tested negative before his return flight to Texas and on Sunday before he traveled to Washington, D.C. “Pleased to see a Republican Senator call for governmental regulation of the market,” Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) tweeted in response. "Cruz has a lifetime of comments that have shown to light twenty years of Republican [deficiencies] that led to the crisis we saw last week.

Source: Washington Post February 22, 2021 00:03 UTC