The Texas Republican admitted that he went to Mexico to escape his cold home after texts surfaced outing the true intent of his trip.

While Sen. Ted Cruz was traveling to Mexico, some in his state were freezing in the dark after winter storms paralyzed Texas.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) claimed he always intended to return Thursday from his spontaneous trip to Cancun, Mexico, but other sources suggest the vacation was ‘long-planned.’

Sen. Ted Cruz, usually prolific on Twitter, has remained silent for more than 13 hours as the Associated Press reports he took a vacation to Mexico during Texas’ winter storm crisis.

Millions of Texans have gone without power as freezing temperatures blanket the state.

Residents of Texas are demanding answers over how the state failed such a massive test of a major point of its pride: energy independence.

GOP Gov. Greg Abbott is searching for scapegoats as millions of his constituents suffer.

Gov. Greg Abbott thanked President Joe Biden for declaring a federal emergency in Texas.

Millions of Texans are suffering without power as the state’s energy grid struggles to handle extreme cold.

Access to abortion in Texas could become even harder for some.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued to stop the Department of Homeland Security from enforcing the ban.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton vows he’s going to fight ‘illegal and unconstitutional’ actions by the Biden administration.

What happened in Texas is a glimpse at the likely future of abortion access in America.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton spoke at the White House rally before the violent insurrection at the Capitol, saying ‘we will not quit fighting.’

City officials said they were not informed beforehand by Trump’s team of his imminent arrival.

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) really does not want a Democratic Senate.

Guests at a recent Republican function danced in a conga line without masks.

Rep. Dan Newhouse now says the amicus declaring Biden’s wins ‘unconstitutional’ was not intended to change the results.

Their lawyers argue the families facing deportation were never given a fair chance to seek asylum under several policies enacted by Donald Trump’s administration.

The Trump administration has three more executions scheduled ahead of the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.

Despite their oath to uphold the Constitution, these Republican lawmakers are hoping to disenfranchise tens of millions of citizens.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro called Texas’ lawsuit seeking to invalidate its results ‘seditious,’ ‘inexcusable,’ and ‘indefensible.’

The 17 states’ attorneys general filed a brief supporting Texas’ lawsuit seeking to nullify election results in four states Joe Biden won.

The lawsuit filed by Ken Paxton is doomed to fail, elections experts say.

Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert blasted the delay of a report that he thinks could have helped Trump’s reelection chances.

And the 6-3 supermajority of anti-abortion justices on the Supreme Court could help them.

A top pediatrician calls the number of virus cases in children ‘staggering and tragic.’

City officials say the pandemic has already strained resources and that Trump’s outstanding debt is making things worse.

Florida’s Republican governor just hired an anti-science sports blogger as a COVID analyst and wonders why coronavirus cases are spiking.

The lawsuits are ‘designed to generate the appearance of a cloud over the election,’ a Biden legal team attorney said.