R. Ted Cruz: proud papa

Congratulations to soon-to-be former Texas Solicitor General R. Ted Cruz and his wife Heidi. On April 14 at 4:16 p.m. the first-time parents welcomed daughter Caroline Camille Cruz into the world. The baby weighs in at 7 pounds, 14 ounces, according to Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett. But Cruz won’t have much time to enjoy his baby girl this week. He’s boarding an airplane for Washington, D.C., today to take care of some unfinished Texas solicitor general business. On April 16, he will argue before the U.S. Supreme Court in Kennedy v. Louisiana. Texas is the lead amicus for several states in the case that are trying to persuade the  justices that the Eighth Amendment does not prohibit a child rapist from being sentenced to death.

-- John Council