Texas special session called to address flood warning failures and emergency response after Hill Country flooding caused more than 100 deaths.

Live updates and the latest news as President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tour the Texas flood devastation and the State Department begins laying employees.

As search efforts entered their fifth day in the devastating Central Texas floods, Gov. Greg Abbott vowed to find "every single missing person," stressing that the mission will not end until all victims are accounted for amid a death toll that has surpassed 100.

President Donald Trump met with victims' families and surveyed the damage of catastrophic floods that struck the state one week ago.

Nearly a week after floodwaters tore through rivers and creeks in the Austin area, 16 people have been confirmed dead, and 12 are still missing.

San Antonio anchor Stephania Jimenez fumed Saturday over a press conference that featured Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott thanking each other and President Donald Trump instead of giving immediate updates on the lethal floods in central Texas.

In the days after the devastating flood that killed dozens in Central Texas, local officials have deflected direct questions about preparations and warnings in advance of the storm that struck July Fourth.

In the Austin area, 12 people are still missing and 16 are known to have perished after rain swept away homes along rivers and creeks.