Cruz's office said in a statement to USA TODAY that the trip was, "pre-planned work travel that was scheduled weeks in ...

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was photographed on a plane bound for Southern California ahead of a winter storm set to impact his home ...

I'm too concerned with my family's well-being as the big winter storm approaches to worry about Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's whereabouts.

In a now-viral photo, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was spotted on board a plane Tuesday, leaving Texas, ahead of a severe winter storm expected to hit the state over the weekend.

The senator once dubbed “Flyin’ Ted” for a Cancún trip during a Texas storm was spotted en route to California as more harsh weather approaches. His office said it was a planned work trip.