India, July 8 -- While devastating floods swept through central Texas over the Fourth of July weekend, GOP Senator Ted Cruz was reportedly vacationing in Greece, according to The Daily Beast. The outlet reported that Cruz was sightseeing at the Parthenon in Athens on Saturday evening, just as rescue teams were scouring floodwaters for missing people, including girls from a summer camp near the Guadalupe River.

Photos posted online showed the Texas senator visiting Athens alongside his wife, Heidi. According to The Daily Beast, Cruz and his wife were spotted lining up outside the iconic tourist site around 11 a.m. ET on Saturday, a day after the Guadalupe River burst its banks and hours after Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a disaster d...