Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) set the record straight after he was criticized for flying to California on a planned trip ahead of a “catastrophic” winter storm projected to blast through the Lone Star State this weekend. The 55-year-old politician was photographed standing up out of his seat and in a crowded aisle on a United Airlines flight that had reportedly just landed in the Golden State on Tuesday. “Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was spotted earlier today, January 20, 2026, on a plane heading to