Sen. Ted Cruz returns to Texas facing criticism after Cancun trip
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mary Kay Hoffman, left, and Cindy Durham, right, wait for the arrival of Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, at the international arrivals terminal at George Bush Intercontinental Airport Thursday, Feb. 18, in Houston. Sen. Cruz has acknowledged that he traveled to Mexico for a family vacation this week as his home state was paralyzed by a deadly winter storm. In a statement Thursday, Cruz said he was returning to Texas.ASSOCIATED PRESS
In this image from video, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, walks to check in for his flight back to the U.S., at Cancun International Airport in Cancun, Mexico, Thursday, Feb. 18.ASSOCIATED PRESS
In this image from video, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, walks to check in for his flight back to the U.S., at Cancun International Airport in Cancun, Mexico, Thursday, Feb. 18.ASSOCIATED PRESS
In this image from video, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, walks to check in for his flight back to the U.S., at Cancun International Airport in Cancun, Mexico, Thursday, Feb. 18.MARIE D. DE JESUS/HOUSTON CHRONICLE VIA AP
Houston Police Department officers watch demonstrators protest in front of U.S. Senator Ted Cruz's home, Thursday, Feb. 18, in Houston. Cruz has acknowledged that his family vacation to Mexico was “obviously a mistake” as he returned stateside following an uproar over his disappearance during a deadly winter storm.MARIE D. DE JESUS/HOUSTON CHRONICLE VIA AP
A Houston Police Department officer talks to a protester while holding a sound meter in front of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's home during a demonstration there, Thursday, Feb. 18, in Houston. The Republican senator said his family vacation to Mexico was “obviously a mistake” as he returned stateside Thursday following an uproar over his disappearance during a deadly winter storm.MARIE D. DE JESUS/HOUSTON CHRONICLE VIA AP
Demonstrators stand in front of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's home demanding his resignation, Thursday, Feb. 18, in Houston. The Republican senator said his family vacation to Mexico was “obviously a mistake” as he returned stateside Thursday following an uproar over his disappearance during a deadly winter storm.MARIE D. DE JESUS/HOUSTON CHRONICLE VIA AP
Demonstrators stand in front of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's home demanding his resignation, Thursday, Feb. 18, in Houston. The Republican senator said his family vacation to Mexico was “obviously a mistake” as he returned stateside Thursday following an uproar over his disappearance during a deadly winter storm.MARIE D. DE JESUS/HOUSTON CHRONICLE VIA AP
Demonstrators stand in front of U.S. Senator Ted Cruz's home demanding his resignation, Thursday, Feb. 18, in Houston. The Republican senator said his family vacation to Mexico was “obviously a mistake” as he returned stateside Thursday following an uproar over his disappearance during a deadly winter storm.MARIE D. DE JESUS/HOUSTON CHRONICLE VIA AP
Demonstrators stand in front of U.S. Senator Ted Cruz's home demanding his resignation, Thursday, Feb. 18, in Houston. Cruz has acknowledged that his family vacation to Mexico was “obviously a mistake” as he returned stateside following an uproar over his disappearance during a deadly winter storm.