Ted Cruz Constituents Hold A 'Town Hall' Without The Senator

HOUSTON, TX — Sen. Ted Cruz finally made an appearance yesterday, but it wasn't what his constituents wanted.

The Texas Republican has been difficult to get a hold of lately, to say the least. Repeated calls to his Houston office this week reached nothing but the same recording, and his staff did not reply to demands that he hold a town hall.

On Tuesday, about 200 Cruz constituents took the matter into their own hands and held a "Town Hall Without Cruz" at the politician's downtown Houston office, vowing to return every Tuesday for the first 100 days of the Trump presidency until Cruz agrees to hold an official town hall. They wanted to let the former presidential candidate know that they are unhappy with many of the new president's actions.

“Everybody in this line has been trying for weeks to talk to people in the office to get answers to questions,” Jane Moser told KUHF. “He sends a form letter maybe. He cuts off his phone lines. He does various things to keep from hearing. We’re wanting a town hall.”

Another protester, Kris Griffith, took a more direct route and handed a note to one of Cruz's staff members.

“You know, we’re his constituents,” Griffith said. “We may not have voted for him. But clearly Trump is a disaster, and if he wants to be taken seriously at the next election, he needs to listen to us.”

Cruz was in Houston yesterday and did agree to meet with a few of the protesters inside his offices but declined to commit to a town hall.

“He met with each delegation separately,” said Christy C. Callahan, who is from Galveston. “The meeting was cordial, and our group spoke with him for about 40 minutes. We will continue to hold demonstrations outside of his office every Tuesday at noon during the first 100 days since the Women’s March or until he agrees to meet with the public for a free and open town hall meeting about the issues.”

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