Adriana Diaz, SEO reporter
Updated: 17:10 ET, Apr 29 2021
TEXAS Senator Ted Cruz has admitted he is not from Texas or named Ted.
The politician has addressed these discrepancies that have puzzled voters.
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What is Ted Cruz s real name?
Ted Cruz s legal name is Rafael Edward Cruz, after his father.
In his 2015 autobiography, “A Time for Truth,” Cruz admitted that he chose to stop going by Rafael when he was 13 years old.
He was living in Houston by then and commonly went by the nickname Felito.
Cruz wrote that “The problem with that name was that it seemed to rhyme with every major corn chip on the market. Fritos, Cheetos, Doritos and Tostitos a fact that other young children were quite happy to point out.
Nearly 5000 complaints about stop and search were made since 2014, but only six Met officers were disciplined. Credit: PA/Newsquest The Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police has been criticised for comments defending the disproportionate use of stop and search on young black men in London. Deputy Commissioner Sir Stephen House was quoted in the Evening Standard saying “of course our stopping and searching is disproportionate” as the Met is focusing its attention “where the problem lies”. But Sir Stephen has come under fire for defending a policy that some, including Green Party London Mayor candidate Sian Berry, claim is causing mistrust of the police in some communities.
Nearly 5000 complaints about stop and search were made since 2014, but only six Met officers were disciplined. Credit: PA/Newsquest The Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police has been criticised for comments defending the disproportionate use of stop and search on young black men in London. Deputy Commissioner Sir Stephen House was quoted in the Evening Standard saying “of course our stopping and searching is disproportionate” as the Met is focusing its attention “where the problem lies”. But Sir Stephen has come under fire for defending a policy that some, including Green Party London Mayor candidate Sian Berry, claim is causing mistrust of the police in some communities.