AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A review by Texas lawmakers into the catastrophic July 4 floods has no intention of second-guessing decisions by local officials or assigning blame over the tragedy that killed at least 136 people, a top Republican leading the effort said Wednesday.

At several points during the hearing, the state emergency management chief directed attention to the role of local emergency managers in disaster response.

"She was recovered in the Kerrville area," Abbott said in a statement on social media. The deadly flooding over the Fourth of July weekend killed at least 136 people, including dozens of girls at Camp Mystic, along the Guadalupe River, according to officials.

Janice Riley, Michelle Annette, and Lisa Aguillen reflect on volunteering with Kerrville flood victims, witnessing heartbreaking loss and moments of hope in the Texas community

The severity of the flash flooding that killed more than 130 people in Texas's Hill Country was difficult to predict, officials said Wednesday.

An additional $5,000 per month will be disbursed to each lawmaker to pay for personal security through the end of the year. In 2024, the US Capitol Police investigated more than 9,000 threats against lawmakers,

Seventeen-year-old Charlotte March wrote a song about her love for summer camp, then turned it into a fundraiser for families devastated by the Hill Country floods.