By Alyssa Guzman and Natasha Anderson For Dailymail.Com
Published: 23:31 EST, 6 December 2022 | Updated: 17:10 EST, 7 December 2022
Senator Ted Cruz's 14-year-old daughter has been hospitalized with self-inflicted knife wounds.
Representatives for Cruz, who has two daughters, said in a statement last night: 'This is a family matter, and thankfully their daughter is OK. There were no serious injuries.
'The family requests that the media respect their daughter’s privacy at this time.'
Cruz has two daughters Catherine, 11, and Caroline, 14.
Houston Police received a call to the family's home shortly before 8pm on Tuesday night.
Senator Ted Cruz with his wife Heidi and daughters Catherine and Caroline during his 2016 campaign. Caroline was hospitalized last night but is expected to recover
Police were seen outside of Cruz's decorated lawn in Houston, Texas
Cruz was not home at the time and is currently in Washington DC and it is unknown if he will travel home following the incident (pictured: a police car outside his home on Tuesday)
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