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‘Unthinkable’: Grieving parents call on Camp Mystic to cancel planned reopening  San Antonio Express-News Parents of Camp Mystic camper missing in floods say they’re ‘devastated’ by plan to reopen  NBC News Parents of girl still missing from Camp Mystic flooding calls reopening of camp ‘unthinkable’  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Camp Mystic Will Reopen Over Objections From Parents of …

Families of Camp Mystic victims say plan to reopen ‘intensified our grief’  The Washington Post Parents of missing Camp Mystic camper say they’re ‘devastated’ by plan to reopen  NBC News Parents of girl still missing from Camp Mystic flooding calls reopening of camp ‘unthinkable’  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Camp Mystic Will Reopen Over Objections From Parents of the …

Campers belongings sit outside one of Camp Mystic’s cabins near the Guadalupe River, July 7, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. Eli Hartman/AP hide caption toggle caption Eli Hartman/AP Camp Mystic plans to reopen next summer near the site where 27 girls and counselors died in a July flood. The campers and counselors were …

The owners of Camp Mystic say they plan to partially reopen next summer the all-girls camp where 27 campers and counselors were killed during catastrophic floods that swept through the Texas Hill Country in July. The area of the camp along the Guadalupe River that was destroyed by the floodwaters will not reopen next year, the owners said in a …

Camp Mystic to Reopen After Texas Floods, Over Objections From Victims’ Parents  The New York Times After deadly flood, Camp Mystic plans partial reopening next summer  San Antonio Express-News “Our girls are still dead”: Camp Mystic parents pushed for laws to protect kids at camp. But their pain remains.  The Texas Tribune Camp Mystic plans to reopen in Texas next summer, a year …

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas lawmakers — determined to correct the series of mishaps that resulted in the July 4 flooding deaths …

Between tears and anger, mothers and fathers of children who died at Camp Mystic in central Texas in a flood on July 4 pleaded with state lawmakers Wednesday to toughen safety at summer camps. One by one, the parents proudly described their young children’s personalities, quirks and achievements before they shared their nightmare of grief, guilt and loss through tears …

Camp Mystic Parents Demand Changes Before More Children Are Lost  The New York Times ‘My daughter was stolen from us’: Texas parents who lost children in Camp Mystic flooding speak at hearing  ABC News Tearful parents of Camp Mystic flooding victims plead for tougher safety measures  NBC News ‘Beginning of change’: Mom of missing Mystic camper speaks at Texas Capitol  KXAN Austin Our daughter …

Camp Mystic leader may not have seen urgent alert before Texas flood  Politico The local lives claimed by the floods in Central Texas  KVUE In the dark, amid screams, a Camp Mystic counselor had 16 girls and one headlamp  The Washington Post Camp Mystic began evacuating 45 minutes after ‘life-threatening flash flooding’ alert: Spokesperson  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos In …

The leader of Camp Mystic had been tracking the weather before the deadly Texas floods, but it is now unclear whether he saw an urgent warning from the National Weather Service that had triggered an emergency alert to phones in the area, a spokesman for camp’s operators said Wednesday. Richard “Dick” Eastland, the owner of Camp Mystic, began taking action …