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

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) responded Tuesday to backlash for vacationing in Greece while flooding killed more than 100 people in his home state. His communications director told The Daily

At least 104 people are dead after heavy rain led to devastating flooding in Texas. Kerr County was hit the hardest, with at least 84 deaths, including 28 children. President Donald Trump signed a disaster declaration for the county and the Federal Emergency Management Agency is on the ground there.

The National Weather Service issued several forecasts Tuesday through Thursday morning, warning of the risk of flash flooding.

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.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz admitted Monday that authorities wish they had evacuated Camp Mystic sooner  as flooding walloped the region, creating “every parent’s nightmare” — as the state’s total

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