UPDATE: EVACUATION LIFTED – White powdery substance at Ted Cruz headquarters, two people taken to hospital

by The Right Scoop

This is not good. Apparently a couple of people at Ted Cruz’s campaign office in Houston have been exposed to a white powdery substance and have been taken to the hospital:


Authorities say that two people were taken to the hospital after apparently being exposed to a white powdery substance at Senator Cruz’s office located at the Phoenix Tower on 3200 SW Fwy.

The entire 9th floor of the Phoenix Tower has been evacuated at this time. HFD HazMat is responding to the scene working to determine the nature of the substance.


We’ll have more on this when we get it….

UPDATE: According to Kvue news, the evacuation has been lifted and the white powdery substance found to be non-hazardous:


UPDATE 2: Here’s a bit more on what happened via the AP:

A spokeswoman for Republican Sen. Ted Cruz says a package addressed to Cruz’s Houston campaign headquarters caused a lockdown. Authorities later lifted an evacuation order after saying two people were apparently exposed to a “white powdery substance.”

The Houston Fire Department tweeted Tuesday that tests for hazardous substances were negative after the building floor where Cruz’s office is located was evacuated.

Cruz spokeswoman Catherine Frazier says no one from the campaign staff was taken to the hospital.

Frazier said the package was opened in the lobby. She said authorities locked down the lobby and elevator for a couple hours.

It comes on the same day that authorities at the Pentagon say they found at least two packages believed to contain ricin, a deadly white powdery poison made from castor beans.


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