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Ted Cruz on Texas flooding tragedy, Camp Mystic, future prevention & NWS alert claims amid layoffs
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July 7, 2025
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12:54Now Playing"Texas is grieving right now. The pain, the shock of what has transpired these last few days has broken the heart of our state," said Sen. Ted Cruz at a press conference addressing the tragic outcome of flooding in Texas.
Cruz said he was hearbroken by the loss of life at Camp Mystic, calling the situation "Every parent's nightmare."
The Senator from Texas also said a review of what happened will come after those still missing are found and recovered. Cruz said the National Weather Service issued emergency warnings just after 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. and noted that many were asleep when the alerts were sent out. He said reviews of the timeline will focus on whether there are tools that would enable earlier detection of major floods – a challenge when floodwaters rise as quickly as they did on Friday.
"If we can go back and do it again, we would evacuate particularly those in the most vulnerable areas – the young children in the cabins closest to the water ... the people in RVs," Cruz said.
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