Camp Mystic announced it will not reopen for summer 2026, days after the director's tearful apology at a state hearing that drew outcry from lawmakers and grieving families.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Officials at Camp Mystic said Thursday they are withdrawing their application for a camp license to operate this summer, saying they want
Officials at Camp Mystic said Thursday they are withdrawing their application for a camp license to operate this summer, saying they want to give families of...
This comes on the heels of the first public hearing over last summer's Fourth of July floods that killed more than 100 people across the Hill Country, including 27 girls at Camp Mystic.
The camp had been defending its right to reopen at the end of May in ongoing legislative hearings investigating safety issues at the camp following the deadly flooding in July.
Camp Mystic — the Texas Christian girls camp where 27 campers and counselors died in last July’s devastating floods — has withdrawn its application to reopen this summer, stepping back from a possible return many grieving families had feared would come too soon.
The Texas Department of Health Services previously notified Camp Mystic its license to operate may not be renewed unless it made major revisions to its emergency plan.
Camp Mystic, the private all-girls camp where 27 people died in last year's flooding in central Texas, announced that it is withdrawing its application to reopen this summer.
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