Republican Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has confirmed that his teenage daughter is “okay” after cops were called to his Texas home Tuesday night for a medical emergency.
Houston PD responded to Cruz’s house in Houston’s River Oaks neighborhood around 8 PM last night.
Police were called out after receiving a report of a 14-year-old with self-inflicted stab wounds to her arm.
The teen was taken to the hospital.
Cruz lives at the Houston home with his wife Heidi and their two daughters, Catherine, 11, and Caroline, 14.
According to local reports, Sen. Cruz was in Washington D.C. at the time.
Emergency services are seen outside the home of U.S. Senator Ted Cruz amid reports that a 14-year-old girl was taken to hospital. It's unclear if someone from his family is involved pic.twitter.com/RFlQhNWt5C
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A representative for Ted Cruz said: “This is a family matter, and thankfully their daughter is OK.
“There were no serious injuries.
“The family requests that the media respect their daughter’s privacy at this time.”
UPDATE: A spokesperson from Texas Senator Ted Cruz’s office says, “This is a family matter, and thankfully their daughter is okay. There were no serious injuries. The family requests that the media respect their daughter’s privacy at this time.”
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According to ABC13:
Police could not say whether the call involved a member of Cruz’s family.
The Texas Republican has two daughters.
ABC13 reached out to Sen. Cruz’s office for comment.
Representatives said the police activity involved a family matter.
Regarding a question about one of the senator’s daughters, they said that she’s OK and there were no serious injuries.
