Camp Mystic drops summer reopening plan over outrage by families and Texas lawmakers
Read full article: Camp Mystic drops summer reopening plan over outrage by families and Texas lawmakersCamp Mystic officials have withdrawn their application for a license to operate this summer, a year after devastating floods tore through the river-side camp site, killing 25 young campers and two teenage counselors.
Texas Senator suggests Camp Mystic reopen without Eastland family
Read full article: Texas Senator suggests Camp Mystic reopen without Eastland familyA state lawmaker suggested a scenario in which Camp Mystic could open, but without the Eastland family involved in running the business during the second open meeting on Tuesday in Austin.
Camp Mystic relied on teen counselors with no emergency training before flood, investigator says
Read full article: Camp Mystic relied on teen counselors with no emergency training before flood, investigator saysInexperienced teenage counselors were not trained to handle flood and other emergency situations at Camp Mystic, and feared making decisions on their own.
Poor preparation doomed Camp Mystic victims, investigator tells Texas lawmakers in harrowing account
Read full article: Poor preparation doomed Camp Mystic victims, investigator tells Texas lawmakers in harrowing accountThe summer camp hadn’t prepared counselors and staff with adequate emergency training, an evacuation plan or flood preparedness supplies, the investigator concluded.
Camp Mystic security guard says an early evacuation order could have saved lives
Read full article: Camp Mystic security guard says an early evacuation order could have saved livesThe security guard at Camp Mystic the night of last year’s deadly flood has acknowledged that if there was a general evacuation order early in the storm, lives could've been saved.
GOP state Rep. Virdell pushes back against Lt. Gov. Patrick on Camp Mystic’s reopening
Read full article: GOP state Rep. Virdell pushes back against Lt. Gov. Patrick on Camp Mystic’s reopeningThere has been disagreement in the Texas Legislature over the events that unfolded at Camp Mystic during the deadly Hill Country floods.
Camp Mystic's reopening plans in Texas has drawn outrage, but some families want to return
Read full article: Camp Mystic's reopening plans in Texas has drawn outrage, but some families want to returnNearly six months after a roaring flood killed 25 girls and two counselors at Camp Mystic in central Texas, the 100-year-old camp will begin enrolling new campers in January.
Camp Mystic announces enhanced safety plans after death of 25 girls, 2 counselors
Read full article: Camp Mystic announces enhanced safety plans after death of 25 girls, 2 counselorsThe owners of Camp Mystic in Texas have announced new safety upgrades following a tragic July 4 flood that killed 25 campers and two counselors.
Parents of missing Camp Mystic flood victim call plan to reopen next year 'unthinkable'
Read full article: Parents of missing Camp Mystic flood victim call plan to reopen next year 'unthinkable'The parents of the only girl still missing from the July flood at Camp Mystic in Texas are demanding the camp halt its reopening plans.
FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show
Read full article: FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records showFederal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the years before rushing waters swept away children and counselors.