(CNN) The tragic situation in Texas following this week's historic cold snap and power outages has people pointing fingers. Perhaps the ire has been pointed toward no one more than Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who left the state for Cancun, Mexico. It's obviously too early to know what if any political fallout will be suffered by Cruz or Texas Gov. What history does tell us is that how a politician responds to a natural disaster can have a major impact on his or her political standing. Some politicians, such as Ray Nagin, then New Orleans' mayor, were able to get reelected , after the storm.

Source: CNN February 20, 2021 19:06 UTC