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![Sen. Ted Cruz walks out of a meeting room on Capitol Hill on February 12, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0218-flyin-ted-cruz-400x300.jpg)
Ted Cruz Jets Off for Mexican Vacation While Texas Endures Unprecedented Crisis
While millions of Texans suffered without power or heat amid a pandemic, the senator whisked his family off to Cancun.
![Propane tanks are placed in a line as people wait for the power to turn on to fill their tanks in Houston, Texas on February 17, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0218-propane-line-400x300.jpg)
Texas’ Power Crisis Has Turned Into a Disaster That Parallels Hurricane Katrina
Texans are facing multiple crises at once: record cold temperatures, power outages, and water and food shortages.
![People work to dig out their car along a residential street on February 16, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0217-snow-storm-400x300.jpg)
Winter Storms Offer a Taste of the Climate Chaos Ahead If We Don’t Cut Emissions
Weather extremes are what we must expect as we fill the atmosphere with fossil fuel emissions, a climate scientist says.
![Pike Electric service trucks line up after a snow storm on February 16, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0217-texas-power-400x300.jpg)
Texas Mayor Who Told Residents to “Sink or Swim” During Winter Crisis Resigns
In a now deleted post, Mayor Tim Boyd also told city residents, “I’ll be damned if I’m going to provide for anyone.”
![The Texas Capitol building is surrounded by snow on February 15, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/02/2021_0216-texas-capitol-in-storm-400x300.jpg)
Texas’s Independent Electric Grid Leaves Millions Without Power
Texas operates on its own separate energy grid which has left millions out of power.
![Wayne LaPierre, NRA vice president and CEO attends the NRA annual meeting of members at the 148th NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits on April 27, 2019, in Indianapolis, Indiana.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/01/GettyImages-1145468995-400x300.jpg)
NRA Files for Bankruptcy Months After Suit Revealed Internal Culture of Fraud
The pro-gun lobby group officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Friday, with plans to restructure in Texas.
![A California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officer wears a protective mask as he stands guard at the front gate of San Quentin State Prison on June 29, 2020, in San Quentin, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/12/GettyImages-1253314493-400x300.jpg)
States Say They’re Decarcerating, Yet 1 in 5 Prisoners Has Had COVID
As a second wave of COVID hits the U.S., some jurisdictions are beginning to reverse their decision to decarcerate.
![President Trump gestures after speaking during a rally to support Republican Senate candidates at Valdosta Regional Airport in Valdosta, Georgia, on December 5, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/11/2020_1210-trump-georgia-400x300.jpg)
Trump Warned Georgia AG Not to Recruit Other Officials to Oppose Texas Lawsuit
Many experts say there's almost zero chance the Supreme Court will take up the legal challenge.
![Supporters of President Trump rally at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on November 14, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/12/2020_1210-scotus-rally-400x300.jpg)
SCOTUS Should Spurn Latest Texas Push to Flip Election. Will It?
Everyone is waiting to see what the high court will do.
![Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton testifies in front of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services on July 29, 2015, just a few days before a grand jury indicted him on three felonies.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/11/2020_1208-ken-paxton-400x300.jpg)
Texas AG Sues 4 States, Asking Supreme Court to Toss Out Election Results
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit targets results in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.