Kerr County officials testified before state lawmakers on Thursday, July 31, during a public hearing on disaster preparedness and flooding. They provided details and defended their actions during the early hours of the deadly July 4 flood. The natural disaster killed108 people in Kerrville.

Texas lawmakers searched for answers during a hearing on the deadly July 4 floods that overwhelmed Kerr County in a matter of hours. The hearing was the first time a panel of lawmakers visited the hard-hit Texas Hill Country since the floods. At least 136 people were killed, including 27 youths and counselors at an all-girls camp.

Since the devastating July 4 floods, Texas has received support from across the U.S. and Mexico. Recently, a group from Israel also joined the recovery effort.

Texas lawmakers and the lieutenant governor pressed local officials to explain their handling of the catastrophic July 4 weekend floods that killed more than 160 people — including 37 children — across the state’s Hill Country,