KERR COUNTY, Texas — Texas lawmakers held a joint committee hearing on July 23 to discuss the July Fourth flooding . While they had many questions, some could not be answered.

Local Kerr County and Kerrville officials were not in attendance that day. Chairman Charles Perry said at the time the committee didn't want to interrupt local officials in their local obligations.

That said, Thursday will be different. The Special Committees on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding will be coming to Kerrville and local leaders are scheduled to be in attendance.

Lawmakers will now be able to get answers to three big questions that hang over this disaster.

Who was in charge of emergency management the morning before the flooding?

Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha has already said there would be a r

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