AUSTIN, Texas – In a letter to the Department of State Health Services on Monday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick asked the department to not renew the camping license for
In a letter to the Department of State Health Services on Monday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick asked the department to not renew the camping license for Camp Mystic.Investigating committees in both the Texas Senate and Texas House of Representatives are set to meet at an unspecified time later this spring to learn more about the circumstances surrounding the deaths at Camp Mystic.
“I would not feel comfortable sending my grandchildren to a camp where 27 young girls lost their lives less than a year ago, particularly while key questions remain unanswered,” Patrick wrote to DSHS Commissioner Jennifer Shuford. “Texans deserve transparency and clear answers before the Department of State Health Services issues a seal of approval allowing Camp Mystic to Operate.” Patrick shared a copy of the letter on X on Monday as parents of nine children who died at Camp Mystic last summerThe lawsuit alleges that state health officials wrongfully issued a license to Camp Mystic, despite the camp not having a proper evacuation plan. “They died because the camp had no plan to evacuate the riverside cabins where the girls slept,” the lawsuit states. “Instead, the camp’s stated policy was for campers not to evacuate during a flood.” In a response to Patrick’s letter, Camp Mystic explained that only its Cypress Lake location plans to open this summer, which is a separate property from the camp that flooded in July.Camp Mystic Cypress Lake is in compliance with all aspects of the state’s new camp safety laws. There is, consequently, no regulatory basis to deny Camp Mystic Cypress Lake its license. Camp Mystic Cypress Lake is a separate property that is not adjacent to the Guadalupe River and sustained no significant damage from the historic flood on July 4. The camp also pointed to a letter it wrote to Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows in October, inviting the investigating committees to visit Camp Mystic.Three school districts temporarily blocked from complying with key parts of Texas’ DEI ban A federal court has temporarily blocked the Houston, Katy and Plano school districts from enforcing key parts of a state law that bans diversity, equity and incU.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett and Texas State Rep. James Talarico are making their closing messages to primary voters this week as preliminary totals show DemocratAustin police were investigating a deadly hit-and-run early Tuesday morning in South AustinCentral Texas could see a major new source of water as the Lower Colorado River Authority considers building another reservoir to help meet rising demand fueled
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