Cruz’s parents separated for a while, I believe.
In Houston, during the period away from his family, a friend in the oil business took Rafael to a Baptist church. There, he told me, "I surrendered myself to Christ." Soon after, he reunited with his wife and son—an episode that Ted casts as evidence of the hand of God in his life. Ted Cruz's Secret Weapon In May 1993, the couple separated, court records show. Rafael filed for divorce after several years.