AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A review by Texas lawmakers into the catastrophic July 4 floods has no intention of second-guessing decisions by local officials or assigning blame over the tragedy that killed at least 136 people, a top Republican leading the effort said Wednesday.

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.

Reveille X, Texas A&M's iconic mascot, had surgery to remove her eye after being diagnosed with glaucoma, according to Texas A&M president Mark Welsh III.

The U.S. government is building an immense 5,000-person detention camp in west Texas, government contract announcements said, sharply increasing the Trump administration's ability to hold detained immigrants amid its ever-growing mass deportation efforts.

The agreement requires the Foundation to develop a severe weather mooring plan for the ship's new berth, enabling it to withstand 19 feet of floodwaters and winds of up to 160 miles per hour. This plan must still be approved by the Port, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and U.S. Coast Guard.

The Texas Department of Agriculture is spearheading an effort to prevent the spread of the “new world screwworm,” commissioner Sid Miller said in a press release on July 21. The plan is to introduce a synthetic bait, called Swormlure-5, to attract and kill the pests.

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