Camp Mystic Parents Demand Changes
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Camp Mystic posted a message following heartbreaking testimony from campers' parents, and the advancement of legislation designed to keep kids safe.
The measure is a response to the dozens of children who died at Camp Mystic and other youth camps in the Texas Hill Country during the July 4 flood.
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Mom's 8-Year-Old Remains Missing Weeks After Camp Mystic Floods. 'My Daughter Was Stolen From Me'
Families of the victims killed at Camp Mystic during the Texas flood disaster spoke out at a hearing for a bill to improve safety at youth camps.
After 25 campers and two counselors were swept away by fast-rising water, lawmakers are looking to pass legislation to create uniform flood safety measures, protocols and standards. This, after Camp Mystic, along the Guadalupe River, has been criticized by parents and officials for not doing enough to keep kids safe.
AUSTIN, Texas - A big and likely emotional day at the Capitol in Austin as parents — who lost their daughters in the flood at Camp Mystic — testified, urging lawmakers to adopt stronger safety standards. This is the first time families will appear publicly before the legislature since the July 4 flooding.
After a deadly flash flood claimed 27 young lives at a Texas summer camp, parents are turning grief into action. They accuse camp officials of ignoring safety protocols and demand lawmakers pass new protections.
KERRVILLE, Texas — A new foundation called the Heaven’s 27 Fund looks to honor the legacies of the 27 campers and counselors who died during the July 4 floods at Camp Mystic.
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KRLD Radio Dallas on MSNTexas House fast-tracks flood safety bills as grieving families demand action
Texas lawmakers are sprinting into action this week with six new flood-safety bills in response to the devastating July 4 Hill Country flash floods that killed at least 135 people across Central Texas.