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- Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) faced renewed criticism after a photo showed him boarding a Texas flight as a winter storm approached.
- Cruz's office defended the California trip as pre-planned work travel and cited a 2021 Cancun vacation.
- Online, many mocked him, comparing his travel patterns to an unofficial weather warning system.
- Governor Greg Abbott (R-Texas) declared a state of emergency for 134 counties as Texas braces for severe weather.
