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Texas legislators investigating July 4 floods to hold first hearings
The two-day hearing marks the first public session for the joint state House and Senate flood investigating committees. Members previously visited Camp Mystic, where 27 girls and the director died.

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Texas lawmakers to discuss fatal July 4 floods. Here when, how to watch
Texas lawmakers grill Camp Mystic owners on what went wrong during July 4 Hill Country floods
Camp Mystic director offers tearful apology to victims' families during legislative hearing
One of the directors of Camp Mystic has offered a tearful apology to the families of the 25 girls and two teen counselors killed in the 2025 Texas flood

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Camp Mystic hearing takeaways: Apologies, flood plan failures, and pushback on reopening after 27 deaths
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Poor preparation doomed Camp Mystic victims, investigator tells Texas lawmakers in harrowing account
What’s next for Camp Mystic after emotional two-day legislative hearing?
“Mother Nature did not kill them, but by complacency, ego and tradition,” Matthew Childress, whose 18-year-old daughter, Chloe, was a counselor at Camp Mystic and died in the July 4 Kerr County floods...

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The Texan · 1d
‘The Next Right Thing’: Investigators, Camp Mystic Owners Testify at Texas Legislature
Texas Public Radio · 1d
Lawmakers question Camp Mystic's owners about July flood
E&E News

Texas revives push to overhaul flood safety requirements

Elected officials heard hours of testimony over two days as they seek to bolster emergency plans after devastating floods last summer.
CBS News

Camp Mystic announces new flood monitors after July 4th flash flood that killed 27

Months after a flash flood killed over two dozen campers and counselors, Camp Mystic is installing new high-tech river monitors and safety upgrades — as families push for accountability and lawsuits continue. The camp announced on Tuesday that it is ...