'Hurting right now': Texas Sen. Ted Cruz puts Houston flooding into historical perspective

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was a guest during Fox News’ coverage of Hurricane Harvey on Sunday afternoon. As a Houston resident, he was able to put the high volume of flooding into perspective.

.@tedcruz: "The state of Texas is hurting right now…We've got about 2,000 high-water rescues that have been ongoing." #TropicalStormHarvey pic.twitter.com/O283avnEs1

— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 27, 2017

He stressed that this is a situation that Texas has never really dealt with.

.@tedcruz: "This is a 500 year flood." #TropicalStormHarvey pic.twitter.com/r5mfAvIgvq

— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 27, 2017

Cruz called for additional tools in order to do high-water rescues.

.@tedcruz: "We need yet additional assets to do high-water rescues." #TropicalStormHarvey pic.twitter.com/so3x1xnz1s

— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 27, 2017

.@tedcruz: "Inevitably the community comes together, Texans come together, to help each other." #TropicalStormHarvey. pic.twitter.com/C6pjv1dMnd

— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 27, 2017

.@tedcruz: "It's incredible how we see Texans helping other Texans." #TropicalStormHarvey. https://t.co/HNZ33zLdp5 pic.twitter.com/mZdhWsdtgD

— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 27, 2017

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.@tedcruz: "Our immediate focus right now is on the preservation of life." #TropicalStormHarvey. https://t.co/HNZ33zLdp5 pic.twitter.com/h9ny4qAIKr

— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 27, 2017

Cruz also said that his residence was not damaged, though the homes of other elected officials he knows did sustain damage.

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