Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton also left the state during devastating winter storm

While Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) headed south to Mexico last week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) went north to Utah, with his campaign spokesman confirming on Monday that he was not in the state at the height of the winter storm that left millions of Texans without power and water amid freezing temperatures. In a statement, spokesman Ian Prior told The Texas Tribune that Paxton was on a "previously planned" business trip to meet with Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes (R). Accompanied by his ...