As the state quite literally froze over and his constituents went without basic necessities, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and his family booked a flight to Cancún, Mexico, and stayed at the Ritz-Carlton. The New York Times reported that in a group text with friends and neighbors, Cruz's wife, Heidi, revealed she wanted to escape their "FREEZING" house.

The Texas senator was visiting the Parthenon in Athens while a massive rescue mission was under way to find flood victims, our must-read newsletter, The Swamp, reveals.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was pictured at the Parthenon in Greece, reportedly 24 hours after devastating floods hit the Hill Country, killing at least 105 people. The photo came as Cruz said he flew back to Texas “as fast as humanly possible,