Flood relief is one of many items the Texas Legislature is taking up in the 30-day special session called by Gov. Greg Abbott.

The joint Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding will meet Thursday in Kerrville, Texas — the site of the deadly Independence Day Floods — for the second time to hear testimony about the preparation and aftermath of the floods.

Local leaders in central Texas are facing more tough questions Thursday as state lawmakers – and survivors – again press for information about the responses to July 4 flash flooding that killed at least 136 people.