News Sen. Ted Cruz calls Mexico trip amid Texas winter crisis and power outages ‘a mistake’ February 18, 2021February 18, 2021Nicholas Wu, USA TODAYComments Off on Sen. Ted Cruz calls Mexico trip amid Texas winter crisis and power outages ‘a mistake’ Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, called his trip to Mexico "a mistake" following a flurry of criticism as his state faced a major crisis and power outages.