Send the wife and kids to wherever, and then see what he can do to provide some LEADERSHIP in the state. That is, if he has any ambition for any sort of EXECUTIVE office.
That’s what real leaders do — they figure out ways to solve a problem, and get people to move toward solutions, even if it is not officially their job.
One example of leadership, from 45 years ago
It's not Ted Cruz's job to provide leadership on fixing broken down power plants.
There is a whole massive bureaucracy out there in Taxes for that kind of thing, including the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and a whole bureaucracy created just for this purpose.
Ted Cruz’ efforts in this whole nonsense will consist of making speeches etc. That's about it. He can't give orders to any engineers to fix nothing.