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.
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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 not stop today or tomorrow, we will stop when it’s finish.
When Texas faces a challenge, we come together, we unite.
There’s going to be a lot of finger-pointing, a lot of second-guessing and Monday morning quarterbacking.
We will be relentless in the ongoing search for missing people. We’re not going to stop today or tomorrow.
Twenty-four-seven, looking at every tree, turning over every rock, whatever it takes – if your child is one of those truly missing and not just out of touch – to find your daughter.
My instruction to every state agency involved in this is to assume everybody who is missing is alive.
My kids' school — there was one of their schoolmates, was missing, and one of the kids she was on a mattress for two, three hours in the middle of the night.
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.
I’ve had personal experience with using cruise control and having the car brake for me, which can be very disturbing.
I think that it’s in their interest to make sure safety is top of mind and that nothing goes wrong.
The Kerr County Sheriff’s Office has reported catastrophic flooding in the area, with several people missing and confirmed loss of life.
I am working in coordination with the state’s emergency response team on the significant flooding that occurred in the Hill Country and Concho Valley regions in the early hours of this morning.