Cruz says he returned to Texas as quickly as he could after news of devastating floods broke. Flight data tells a different story.

GOP Sen. Ted Cruz was on a pre-planned vacation in Greece with his family when devastating floods hit central Texas, and he sought to travel back “as fast as humanly possible,” his office said.

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 sunning himself by the pool at a Mediterranean beach resort as a deadly storm gathered back home in Texas.....our must-read newsletter The Swamp reveals.

Texas, weighs in on some Democrats politicizing Texas' flash floods and commends the state's 'inspirational' rescue efforts on 'Hannity.'

NBC News' Ryan Chandler spoke with Texas Senator Ted Cruz about the floods and Cruz's stance on the importance of FEMA.