We are continuing to strengthen our shark surveillance capabilities and safety tactics at these beaches to help protect these treasured summertime traditions.

And there is a need for speed - not just every hour. Every minute counts...

Air rescue missions like this are being done around the clock. We will not stop until everyone is accounted for.

I urge every Texan to join me in prayer this Sunday — for the lives lost, for those still missing, for the recovery of our communities, and for the safety of those on the front lines.

flash flooding can occur at lower levels of water than what happened in Kerrville.

There's nothing expected at this time to the magnitude of what was seen in Kerrville.

more expected storms will pose life-threatening danger over the next 24 to 48 hours.

We will be relentless in going after and assuring that we locate every single person who’s been a victim of this flooding event.

We will be relentless in going after and ensuring that we locate every single person who’s been a victim of this flooding event.

Sunday will be a day of prayer for victims of the extreme weather event.

My instruction to every state agency involved in this is to assume everybody who is missing is alive.

We will stop at nothing to ensure that every asset and person and plan, whatever is needed, is going to be involved in the process of rescuing every last person.

I am signing a disaster declaration to ensure counties have access to every tool, strategy, and personnel that the State of Texas can provide to them, which will be limitless.

The one thing I hear the most are the prayers that are being sent for those who are in harm’s way.

This is a time when we, as a state, need God more than ever.

We will be relentless in the ongoing search for missing people. We’re not going to stop today or tomorrow.

We will be relentless and going after and ensuring that we locate every single person who’s been a victim of this flooding event.

We will continue to add counties as needed, as conditions either worsen or improve in counties across the state of Texas.