For the first time since catastrophic flooding killed more than 100 people in Kerr County, Texas, the county emergency management director conceded that he was sick and asleep as the water rose to historic levels on the Guadalupe River.

The July 4 flood killed 27 campers and counselors at the all-girls Camp Mystic in Hunt. One camper remains missing. The disaster has spurred renewed debate in the state Capitol over the adequacy of flood monitoring, emergency alerts, and response protocols in the region.

Texas state lawmakers held a special legislative session in Kerrville on Thursday (July 31), examining local officials' response to catastrophic flash flooding that killed over 130 people in the Hill Country earlier that month.