Sen. Ted Cruz said Thursday his brief trip to Cancun, Mexico, while millions of Texans were without power and water amid a historic winter storm was "obviously a mistake."
Sen. Ted Cruz said Thursday his brief trip to Cancun, Mexico, while millions of Texans were without power and water amid a historic winter storm was "obviously a mistake."
While the catastrophe wrought by unprecedented weather in Texas was shared by millions left shivering in their own homes, the suffering was not equally spread.
Although the winter storm has moved off to the east and electricity has been restored to millions of people in Texas, some were still without it on Friday and utility officials say the state dodged a total disaster.
Texas got close to the brink this week, as bad weather, inadequate preparation and weak leadership left millions without electricity and water, endangered in a prosperous state that ought to know better.