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

Texas lawmakers made it clear Wednesday that they won't “armchair quarterback” or seek accountability as they review the July 4 floods that killed at least 136 people, even as local officials face growing scrutiny over why more warnings weren’t sent to residents in harm’s way along the Guadalupe River.

Testimony will be heard from those in charge of managing rivers as well as emergency managers and first responders about the flash flooding that killed at least 135 people.