Flight data shows that there were multiple earlier options to get the senator from Athens to San Antonio on July 4 and 5 following a layover at a major US hub.

The Republican senator, who was on a planned family vacation, did not return to his state until 72 hours after the deadly disaster, which his spokeswoman said was as quickly as possible.

"The agony that Texas is feeling right now…there aren't words to describe," Cruz told CBS News Texas on Monday.

As the state quite literally froze over and his constituents went without basic necessities, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and his family booked a flight to Cancún, Mexico, and stayed at the Ritz-Carlton. The New York Times reported that in a group text with friends and neighbors, Cruz's wife, Heidi, revealed she wanted to escape their "FREEZING" house.

The senator coordinated with state and local officials while abroad and 'promptly' returned to Texas, his office said.

Amid catastrophic flash floods in central Texas over the 2025 Fourth of July holiday weekend, a rumor spread online that one of the state's U.S. senators, Ted Cruz, continued to sightsee while on vacation in Greece the day after disaster struck his constituents.

Photos appear to show the senator visiting ancient Greek ruins one day after Camp Mystic announced that more than 20 campers had gone missing in the flood.

The Texas senator was photographed touring the Parthenon in Greece as another major disaster unfolded in his state

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was sightseeing in Europe when a deadly flood killed nearly 100 people in his state. He reportedly headed home Sunday.

Sen. Ted Cruz rejected weather modification claims, saying there's "zero evidence" and calling such theories "crazy" following the flooding in Texas.

Texas, weighs in on some Democrats politicizing Texas' flash floods and commends the state's 'inspirational' rescue efforts on 'Hannity.'