Overview

• State and local officials confirm at least 108 deaths, including 27 campers and staff from Camp Mystic, and report that five campers and one counselor are still missing.
• Hundreds of rescuers deploy helicopters, boats, drones and canine teams to comb debris-strewn riverbanks as forecasts warn of more heavy rain.
• President Trump signed a major disaster declaration unlocking federal funds and is set to visit Texas on Friday with the First Lady.
• Rep. Joaquin Castro and other legislators call for a full probe into the timing of flash flood warnings, National Weather Service staffing cuts and the lack of local siren systems.
• Governor Greg Abbott announced a special legislative session to secure funding for warning infrastructure after rural mobile coverage hindered emergency alerts.