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Analysis | Power Up: Texas Republicans, led by Cruz, taking heat as deep freeze batters state

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This article was published more than&nbsp;2 years agoCommentGift Sharewith Tobi RajiIt's Friday. We made it. Stay cozy this weekend, friends. – thanks for waking up with us. See you on Monday.&nbsp;LONE-LY: Texas's top Republicans are under heavy criticism for their response to the damaging deep freeze plaguing the Lone Star state, which has left at least 47 people dead, hundreds of thousands without electricity and millions without clean water. &nbsp;AdvertisementThe GOP's tough spot was exemplified by Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas,), who sparked a furor for packing up his family and heading to Cancun, saying his kids wanted to vacation during the cold weather. Cruz returned abruptly yesterday, his trip was “obviously a mistake.”But the other Republicans in charge in Texas are also fending off questions about their management of the state's power grid — which federal or other state help — &nbsp;even as power for 2 million people restored.Cruz: I had initially planned to stay through the weekend — Acyn Torabi (@Acyn)Fact check: “Frozen wind turbines in Texas caused some conservative state politicians to declare Tuesday that the state was relying too much on renewable energy. But in reality, the wind power was expected to make up only a fraction of what the state had planned for during the winter,” the reported.&nbsp;AdvertisementThere's now a water crisis, “Climate change: Department of Homeland Security adviser Liz Sherwood-Randal said the “extreme weather events that we're experiencing this week across the central, southern and now the eastern United States do yet again demonstrate to us that climate change is real, and it's happening now, and we're not adequately prepared for it,” per"It's time for the governor to apologize": Dallas County Judge blames for the state's power crisis and says his county hasn't heard from the governor or any state leaders during this crisis. — MSNBC Live with Hallie Jackson (@HallieOnMSNBC)The Cancun affair: Cruz vowed to do “everything we can to get the power turned on in Texas and to make sure that this never happens again,” but he spent more time cleaning up the public relations disaster caused by the trip, appearing last night in an .AdvertisementOh my. has texts from Heidi Cruz planning the Cancun trip. The group chats are not safe, Lovelies! — Tim Hogan (@timjhogan)AdvertisementUS acknowledged Pompeo's claims re Res. 2231 had no legal validity.We agree.In compliance w/ 2231:US unconditionally &amp; effectively lift all sanctions imposed, re-imposed or re-labeled by Trump.We will then immediately reverse all remedial measures.Simple: — Javad Zarif (@JZarif)Meanwhile, the Biden administrationnext week “Andrew M. CuomoAdvertisementSTATEMENT BY SENATOR BOB DOLE ON HEALTH CHALLENGES — Senator Bob Dole (@SenatorDole)PERCY STICKS THE LANDING:&nbsp;After a six-month journey from Earth,&nbsp;“NASA rover Perseverance [also known as Percy] landed safely on Mars,” .&nbsp;Hello, world. My first look at my forever home. — NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover (@NASAPersevere)CommentsGift ArticleTOP STORIESThe BriefingDon’t miss reporting and analysis from the Hill and the White House.Try a different topic or to save your preferences

This article was published more than&nbsp;2 years agoCommentGift Sharewith Tobi RajiIt's Friday. We made it. Stay cozy this weekend, friends. – thanks for waking up with us. See you on Monday.&nbsp;LONE-LY: Texas's top Republicans are under heavy criticism for their response to the damaging deep freeze plaguing the Lone Star state, which has left at least 47 people dead, hundreds of thousands without electricity and millions without clean water. &nbsp;AdvertisementThe GOP's tough spot was exemplified by Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas,), who sparked a furor for packing up his family and heading to...

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