Ted Cruz Mocked Again Over Cancun Trip As Texas Panhandle Faces Tornado Warning
03/13/21 AT 2:49 PM
Ted Cruz faced a lot of backlash after it was revealed he has flown to Cancun for a trip with his family as Texans struggled with freezing cold temperatures and power outages following winter storms, and now, with a new natural disaster and weather threat approaching the region, the senator is once again receiving heat for his previous actions.
As news of a weather system that could dump snow on Colorado and bring rain and a moderate risk of tornadoes to the Texas panhandle and Western Oklahoma began to circulate, Cruz, who was seen flying to Cancun during the state’s winter storms, quickly found himself ridiculed over his past behavior.
Mexia community comes together to remember life of Robert Wack so no veteran dies alone
and last updated 2021-03-09 07:25:57-05
MEXIA, TX â A homeless veteran was found dead in the small town of Mexia. The 81-year-old is suspected of freezing to death in the cab of his run-down truck, but the story doesn t end there. The community wants his story told so that no veteran dies alone.
In February, a winter storm unlike ever before hit Mexia hard. As the town moved into emergency mode, 81-year-old Robert Wack was in the cab of his 18 wheeler with no heat and no calls for help.
Texans taking care of Texans: State recovers quickly thanks to people pitching in
(Source: Raycom Media)
and last updated 2021-03-04 20:41:05-05
LIMESTONE AND FREESTONE COUNTIES â Think about it for a moment, in our recent snow and ice storm, would you really have wanted to be in any other state?
Texas is beginning to recover quickly thanks to people pitching in. âI felt the need to help,â said Tim Rainey of Supreme Roofing.
Through a professional group, he managed to get several pallets of bottled water for his town from America s biggest retailer.
âThey called Walmart and Walmart said, yes, absolutely . It was awesome, he explained.
COVID-19, winter weather have strained nation s blood supply
and last updated 2021-03-03 21:00:16-05
The nation s blood supply is critically low as COVID-19 put a strain on the country s blood centers, and the weather made that situation even worse.
âItâs a bad time,â says Dr. Claudia Cohn, chief medical officer for the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB).
The AABB tries to keep blood safe by coordinating donations and transfusions.
âIâm used to hearing about emergency calls for blood and theyâre always answered. This is the first time in my memory that there is a call for blood and every center around the country is trying to scramble to fill the needs. In Texas, theyâre not entirely able. because theyâre at a low level at their own centers,â said Cohn, who also says there s a need everywhere.
President Joe Biden heard firsthand from Texans clobbered by this month's brutal winter weather on Friday as he and his wife made their first trip to a major disaster area since he took office.