Officials in Ingram, Texas, which was hit hard by the July 4 floods, have urgent questions for their county’s emergency management coordinator.

Former FEMA official Jeremy Edwards joined Morning Joe after the resignation of the agency’s Urban Search and Rescue chief, who reportedly quit over the Trump administration’s delayed response to deadly flooding in Texas.

The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pushing back on criticisms of the federal response to the central Texas floods that killed at least 136 people.

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

As contaminated Guadalupe River water receded following the deadly flooding in Kerrville, Texas, this month, residents returned to find their homes, vehicles and businesses destroyed.

Response to the Hill Country floods is the top priority for a special session of the Texas Legislature. Lawmakers have already filed more than a dozen bills.

The flash floods that killed at least 135 people in Texas' Hill Country was the main topic during the opening of a special legislative session in the state on Monday.

FEMA’s maps are essential tools for identifying flood risks, but they have significant gaps that limit their effectiveness.