What’s the difference between Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and The Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore? Plenty.
As an attempt to make light of a bleak weekend forecast, I posted this yesterday on social media:
I later received this reply.
The schedule for the U.S. Senate I found online suggests it is not in session this week. 3
Calls placed this morning to the Senator’s Austin and Washington D.C. offices were not answered. Seriously.
- Livingston, A., & Livingston, A. (2021, February 19). Ted Cruz says leaving Texas during winter disaster was “obviously a mistake” as he returns from Cancún. The Texas Tribune. https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/18/ted-cruz-cancun-power-outage/ ↩︎
- Frederick, A. (2022). Texans With Disabilities During Winter Storm Uri: A Qualitative Study. Natural Hazards Center. Retrieved January 21, 2026, from https://hazards.colorado.edu/quick-response-report/texans-with-disabilities-during-winter-storm-uri ↩︎
- Barrasso, J., Durbin, D., & UNITED STATES SENATE. (2026). TENTATIVE SCHEDULE. https://www.senate.gov/legislative/resources/pdf/2026_calendar.pdf ↩︎
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