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Ted Cruz Defends Flight From Texas Ahead of Winter Storm
- On January 20, 2026, Senator Ted Cruz was photographed boarding a flight to Laguna Beach as Texas braced for a rare ice threat and arctic cold front.
- Cruz's office said the travel was pre-planned work-related weeks in advance and Cruz posted on X that his team was monitoring the incoming cold front for snow and ice later this week.
- A passenger photo and flight records corroborate the sighting, showing a United Airlines flight from Houston to John Wayne Airport landing at 11:21 a.m. on Jan. 20.
- The sighting reignited criticism tied to Cruz's 2021 Cancun trip during Winter Storm Uri, which left more than 4.5 million homes without power and killed at least 246 people, prompting critics and social media users to compare the photo and renew mockery referencing Cristian Pineda.
- The Weather Prediction Center warns of heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain from Friday onwards, the National Weather Service gives San Antonio an 18% chance of freezing rain early Saturday through Sunday, and Gov. Greg Abbott activated the Texas Division of Emergency Management.
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Ted Cruz's Team Responds To Backlash After He's Spotted On Flight Out Of Texas As State Braces For Winter Storm
Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz's team was forced to respond to criticisms after he was photographed on a flight to California on Tuesday as Texas prepares for an arctic cold front and potentially severe winter storm conditions—events that are reminding people of Cruz's now-infamous trip to Cancún.Political strategist Shea Jordan Smith shared an image of Cruz taken on January 20 that shows him "on a plane heading to Laguna Beach as the state o…
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