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Ted Cruz Returns to Texas Flood Zone to Oversee Relief as Vacation Timing Draws Scrutiny

His return has drawn fresh scrutiny for taking a weekend vacation in Greece during deadly Guadalupe River flooding.

Sen. Ted Cruz is being slammed for vacationing in Greece amid Texas floods.
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 08: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) delivers remarks during a press conference on Capitol Hill May 8, 2025 in Washington, DC. The press conference, organized by the non-profit United Against Nuclear Iran, occurred as the United States and Iran continue to negotiate over bilateral issues and growing international concern with Iran’s drone production and proliferation. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 30, 2025.
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Overview

  • Senator Cruz left Athens on the earliest available flight and landed in San Antonio late Sunday before surveying damage in Kerrville early Monday.
  • Within hours of the July 4 flooding, he spoke by phone with Governor Greg Abbott, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, Texas Emergency Management Director Nim Kidd and President Donald Trump to secure federal assets for search and rescue.
  • Heavy rains over the Fourth of July weekend caused the Guadalupe River to overflow, killing at least 95 people, including 27 girls and staff members at Camp Mystic.
  • Cruz’s office declined to specify the exact times he boarded his return flight or arrived back in Texas, noting only that travel was preplanned and complicated by time differences.
  • The episode has revived comparisons to his 2021 Cancun trip, when he faced intense backlash for traveling during Winter Storm Uri.