"You should have been here directing that response. That is your responsibility,” Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly at a legislative hearing in Kerrville focused on

Their statements to state legislators marked the first time county officials have spoken publicly about what they were doing the morning of the disaster that killed more than 100 people in the county.

During Thursday's public hearing, testimony from several officials is expected, including the Kerrville mayor, the Kerr County sheriff, the Texas Division of Emergency Management, and a professor from the University of Texas at Arlington who's an expert in flood alert systems.