The Republican senator, who was on a planned family vacation, did not return to his state until 72 hours after the deadly disaster, which his spokeswoman said was as quickly as possible.

Beast reported that while rescue teams searched floodwaters in Texas, Cruz remained in Greece, continuing to sightsee.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was reportedly spotted on vacation at the Parthenon in Greece within 24 hours of the catastrophic floods that killed at least 111 people in his home state. A photo of Cruz, 54, at the historic structure was captured at around 6:00 p.