. Millions of people were without power for days, many are without clean water and access to food. People are having difficulty staying warm. But Cruz and his family, who say they lost power like everyone else, also decided to take a trip, with the senator saying in a statement that he abandoned Texas “to be a good dad” and take his daughters and their friends to Mexico on their week off from school.
But that whole story unraveled when Heidi’s text messages, which show her actively planning a getaway to Cancún with her neighbors were leaked. “Is everyone warm? That's a must! We could all huddle in one house,” she suggested in one text, Business Insider. Another text read: “Anyone can or want to leave for the week? We may go to Cancun, there is a direct flight at 445pm and hotels with capacity. Seriously.
A later text from Heidi told the group, “the Ritz Carlton has rooms at like $300 and we've been there many times great property good security etc no issues.” She added, “I'll confirm on the covid we need to call the hotel this am to confirm that but you just test when you arrive as needs to be 3days before return.” When another person in the chat asked who was sending the messages, she replied: “Heidi Cruz.
As of Friday morning, most Texans started getting their power back, though millions of people across the state are now facing an