With hundreds confirmed dead, questions remain about the local response to flood warnings. Meanwhile, lawmakers will weigh measures to mitigate future disasters.

Of the $60 million raised for July 4 flood recovery in the Texas Hill Country, only about $9.4 million has been distributed so far. The Community Foundation overseeing the fund says it’s forming a council to guide long-term recovery and ensure transparency.

The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country has collected the funding and started handing it to nonprofits through its Kerr County Relief Fund after the July 4 flood disaster.

Texas lawmakers have filed bills to improve early warning systems and emergency communications and to provide relief funding.

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.