William "Dub" Thomas, the Kerr County Emergency Management Director since 2015, detailed his whereabouts during the crisis.

Texas lawmakers began questioning local Kerr County officials over their preparedness and response to the deadly July 4 floods that killed at least 136 people.

At a hearing in hard-hit Kerr County, an emergency management coordinator for the first time explained his whereabouts when the Guadalupe River burst its banks.