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New Summer Camp Safety Laws Follow Texas’ Tragic Floods

5 septembre 2025 à 18:26
The families of “Heaven’s 27,” the children and counselors lost at Camp Mystic, pressed the Legislature to toughen flood rules over the objections of some Hill Country camp operators.

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Gov. Greg Abbott discussing the new law, which includes a requirement for youth camps to move existing cabins away from dangerous floodplains.

Camp Mystic Parents Demand Changes Before More Children Are Lost

20 août 2025 à 20:46
A Texas Legislative Committee heard for the first time from the parents who demanded better flood warning systems, better training and equipment for camps near the river.

© Carter Johnston for The New York Times

At least 28 counselors and campers from Camp Mystic were killed when the Guadalupe River flooded in Hunt, Texas, in July.
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