Parents of the 27 Camp Mystic girls killed in the deadly Hill Country flooding last month met with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and other state leaders to push for youth camp safety reform.
Read full article: City-hired firm for Project Marvel analysis has business ties to San Antonio SpursSan Antonio resident takes on North Pole challenge after winning World MarathonLocal NewsRescue workers are seen on land and on a boat as they search for missing people near Camp Mystic along the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt , Texas .
killed in the deadly Hill Country flooding last month met with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and other state leaders to push for youth camp safety reform. The group met with Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Speaker Dustin Burrows on Thursday in Austin, sharing stories and pushing for preparedness, according to a news release.“Our children’s deaths cannot be in vain,” said a spokesperson for the Campaign for Camp Safety. “We are here to make sure no other parent in Texas gets that phone call – the one that changes everything, but that could have been prevented.” The families pushed for an investigation into the event, and urged lawmakers to consider specific “camp safety” measures in a second special session. Abbott is likely to immediately call for a second session following the end of the first on Friday, Aug. 15.Moving structures away from flood plains and hazardous areas Require camps to maintain emergency detection plans with 24/7 monitoring capabilities for alerts and adequate emergency notification systems.Require emergency management to formally trigger a campsite’s response. Senate lawmakers passed several flood-related bills during the first legislative session; however, they are unlikely to pass, as the Texas House has not met a quorum due to some Democratic lawmakers leaving the state in protest of a redistricting bill.State inspected Camp Mystic two days before deadly floods; camp had emergency planMason Hickok is a digital journalist at KSAT. He graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio with a communication degree and a minor in film studies. He also spent two years working at The Paisano, the independent student newspaper at UTSA. Outside of the newsroom, he enjoys the outdoors, reading and watching movies.
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