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Top Texas Republicans on the ropes after tone-deaf storm response
The swaggering, Texas brand of free-market governance that’s central to the state’s political identity is taking a beating.
Sen. Ted Cruz received heavy criticism after traveling to Mexico on Wednesday night. | Alex Brandon/AP Photo
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The brutal winter storm that turned Texas roads to ice, burst pipes across the state and left millions of residents shivering and without power has also damaged the reputations of three of the state’s leading Republicans.
Sen. Ted Cruz was discovered to have slipped off to Mexico on Wednesday night, only to announce his return when he was caught in the act. Gov. Greg Abbott came under fire over his leadership and misleading claims about the causes of the power outages. And former Gov. Rick Perry suggested Texans preferred power failures to federal regulation, a callous note in a moment of widespread suffering.
AUSTIN, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is taking hits at home for flying to Cancun, Mexico, while millions of Texans are stranded in freezing temperatures without power or running water.
By Jeff Angelo
Jan 26, 2021
Iowans check in with eye-popping snowfall totals; A Senate committee gets zoombombed; Jeff talks vaccines now that the coronavirus is mutating; Representative Jennifer Konfrst lists an agenda for COVID recovery; Political consultant George Seay discusses whether President Trump should form another political party; Eastern Iowa Airport Director Marty Lenss evaluates the first day of health screenings for travelers at the airport.
Click below to listen to hour one of Need To Know With Jeff Angelo for Tuesday, January 26, 2021.
Former Iowa State Senator Jeff Angelo hosts the biggest radio program in Iowa: Need To Know With Jeff Angelo is heard across the state each weekday from 9 - 11 am CT. Jeff discusses the headlines that impact YOUR daily life plus offers often hilarious takes on life in Iowa