Texas lawmakers will meet for the first time Wednesday to begin reviewing the response to catastrophic floods that killed at least 135 people over the Fourth of July weekend and sparked criticism over the lack of warnings issued to residents along the Guadalupe River.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is in damage-control mode after she was accused of holding up rescue and recovery efforts in central Texas in the wake of devastating flash floods that killed at least 120 people over the Fourth of July weekend.