Austin News

HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) recently toured Jamaica Beach and visited city hall to survey the damage caused by Hurricane Beryl. During his visit, he spoke with residents and joined Acting Governor Dan Patrick (R-Texas) and Galveston County officials for a press conference. Following this, Sen. Cruz traveled to Brazoria County to assess hurricane damage and later accompanied the U.S. Coast Guard on a helicopter survey of the Texas Coast.

At the press conference, Sen. Cruz stated, "I wanna start by really commending all of the officials we have at the local level, at the county level, at the state level, first responders. You know, for Texans living across the Gulf Coast, I grew up—I’m a life-long Houstonian—living on the Gulf Coast, this isn’t our first rodeo. Hurricanes are a part of life. We’ve grown up with them. And one of the consequences is we have a team that knows how to deal with them."

He continued by emphasizing federal support: "John Cornyn and I, and the entire federal delegation, are supporting the state in having that disaster declaration issue immediately. The next step is working hand in hand with state officials, county judges, and local officials to make sure those federal resources are there for the process of rebuilding."

Senator Cruz highlighted Texans' resilience in his remarks: "Rebuilding takes time, but at this point our teams have had a lot of experience expediting these resources to come in and help Texans stand up. And the good thing is, Texans are a resilient people. Galveston will rebuild. All of the Gulf Coast will rebuild. We’ll do it together."

In recent years following various natural disasters such as Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and Tropical Storm Imelda in 2019 among others, Sen. Cruz has been active in ensuring Texas receives necessary federal aid for recovery efforts.

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