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• A Texas family lost their dad to Covid-19 three weeks ago. Now they lost their home to a fire while trying to stay warm • 'Y'all, I cannot believe this!': Mom films disaster in Texas home • Nearly half of Texans under boil-water advisory • Live updates: Tha…

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has returned to Houston following backlash over his family trip to Cancún, Mexico, during his home state's deadly winter storm crisis. Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo reacts.

The city of El Paso, Texas, has managed to avoid power outages and a water shortage during the brunt of the winter storm that affected the rest of the state. CNN's Dianne Gallagher explains.

A deadly winter storm and cold snap in Texas left many in the Lone Star state struggling as those used to the heat are now fighting freezing temperatures, icy roads and rolling power outages.

The misery for millions caused by brutally cold weather and widespread power outages in Texas is far from over, with freezing temperatures forecast again for Thursday. CNN's Poppy Harlow speaks with Forth Worth resident Philip Shelley about how he and his fam…

As millions across Texas battle power outages and freezing temperatures during the massive winter storm, one element has proved especially problematic -- water.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is facing widespread criticism and mockery for taking a trip to Cancun, Mexico, as his constituents suffered through a winter storm disaster.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) responds to criticism after flying to Cancun, Mexico, with his family amid massive power outages in Texas.

President Joe Biden said on Friday that he plans to travel to Texas but does not want a presidential trip to put any additional strain on a state grappling with an extreme weather crisis.

As millions of Texans are still without water, heat and power, residents continue to struggle in the aftermath of winter storms. CNN's Camila Bernal reports.

The winter weather across Texas has devastated the communities most vulnerable, as people grapple with the challenges of COVID-19 and historic freezing temperatures.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said his family vacation to Mexico was “obviously a mistake” as hundreds of thousands of people woke up to a fourth day without power.

More than 5,000 doses were at risk of expiring in one Texas county.

People have taken thousands of cold-stunned sea turtles to a convention center in South Texas in hopes of saving them during the unusually chilly weather

As a historic winter storm knocks out power and bursts pipes across Texas, hospitals in the lone star state are facing additional stress.

There's a long way to go until next year's elections, but this moment could linger in voters' memories quite a bit longer than Sen. Ted Cruz's trip to Cancun lasted.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has traveled to Mexico for a family vacation as his home state grapples with a weather crisis

A historic winter storm that knocked out power and froze pipes across Texas has left many families scrambling for safe drinking water.

Nearly half a million Texans still lacked power Thursday and millions now face water disruption. Here's how to help those in need.

For scientists, the havoc wreaked by the extreme winter weather that hit Texas in mid-February–dropping several inches of snow and leaving millions without power –did not come as a surprise. Ten years ago, in 2011, energy regulators warned the state’s electri…

As electricity slowly returns to Texas, many Americans still do not have access to running water.

Around 4,700 cold-stunned reptiles are saved from the deadly US winter storm.

Reports of the Republican's trip come as hundreds of thousands of Texans remain without power.

Anthony Zurcher explains how blackouts in Texas fit into a wider debate over energy and climate change.

Alex Peric was making the most of the freezing temperatures by ice fishing outside his Texas apartment.

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1. Sen. Ted Cruz travelled to Mexico for family vacation amid winter storm crisis in Texas, source says  The Globe and Mail
2. Photos appear to show senator Ted Cruz travelling to Mexico while Texas remains frozen  National Post
3. Ted Cruz…

Summary List PlacementAs Sen. Ted Cruz was caught en route to Mexico during a historic freeze in Texas, he wore a mask nodding to a watershed moment in Texas history.  The mask, emblazoned with a tiny cannon and the word "Come and Take it," refers to the Batt…

Summary List PlacementWall Street is racing to support thousands of employees in the Lone Star State, as Texas battles the ongoing fallout of a historic winter storm that has killed dozens and left tens of thousands still without power. In a year in which fin…

Summary List PlacementBill Gates weighed in on Texas Governor Greg Abbott's claims that renewable energy sources caused widespread power outages in the state, telling Yahoo Finance that Abbot was "actually wrong" to place blame on wind and solar power. "The m…

President plans to travel to Texas soon as state grapples with power outages and aftermath of winter weather

On the menu today: Texas powers down, debt and more debt, government gets in the way of COVID testing, food, and windows.

1. Texas Cities Under Boil-Water Orders  The Wall Street Journal
2. Texas power outages spark AOC Green New Deal claim, which spurs critics  Fox News
3. Texas water shortage adds to power crisis as new winter storm moves in  NBC News
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If the world is mad at the Texas senator it's not because he's done anything that hurt anybody; it's because he's done something judged unseemly.

Photographs of the senator at an airport were uploaded to social media on Wednesday evening.

Funny how the debate about the Texas blackouts is turning into a predictable culture-war issue.

Rich, Charlie, Michael, and Maddy discuss the legacy of Rush Limbaugh, the current McConnell/Trump fight, Texas weather, and the trans athletes debate.

U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested 7,260 people crossing the border as families during the month of January, an amount comparable to December 2019.

As the left chooses between blue and green, the right embraces both coal country and a new emphasis on conservation. The post From Malthus to Trump? Our Changing Environmental Politics appeared first on The American Conservative.

Residents of Texas continued to see power and water disruptions after a series of winter storms, leaving millions to search for heat, food and clean water. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Power was restored Thursday to some homes and businesses in Texas following a deadly winter storm that was heading eastward after killing at least three dozen people.

Chinese state media on Thursday pounced on the winter storm and blackouts in Texas as evidence the United States is inferior to Communist China.

Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said Thursday on CNN's "The Situation Room" that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) was "tone deaf" to fly to Cancun, Mexico with his family while his constituents in Texas are dealing with widespread power outages caused by a deadly winter…

Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) on Thursday blamed Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) for the “coup attempt” on Jan. 6 when a group breached the U.S. Capitol in support of former President Donald Trump. O’Rourke told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that Cruz

Texas Republican defends family vacation amid Texas winter storm, power crisis on 'Hannity'

Reaction from former Texas governor and energy secretary Rick Perry on 'Hannity'

Left-wing documentary filmmaker Michael Moore bashed Texas -- the state currently in the grips of a deadly crisis, with millions without power and water due to a devastating winter storm -- as "stupid" and concluded that "dumbing down is what Texas is all abo…

A Texas man rescued his dog Monday after it ran across a frozen pool and fell through the ice, struggling to get out of the water, according to a video.

Border Patrol agents in South and West Texas continue to rescue migrants as human smugglers push them across the border during the record winter freeze.

HOUSTON, Texas -- The City of Houston is now under a boil water notice for the residents of the state's largest city. The notice comes on top of more than 300,000 Houston residents who are without electricity.