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Camp Mystic files for bankruptcy nearly a year after deadly Texas floods that killed campers, counselors, director

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Camp Mystic filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization on Wednesday, nearly a year after catastrophic floods killed 25 girls, two teenage counselors, and the director at the all-girls Christian camp in Texas. In paperwork filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Texas in Houston, the camp listed its debt as exceeding $10 … Read more

Camp Mystic relied on teen counselors with no emergency training, investigator says

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AUSTIN, Texas — Young and inexperienced Camp Mystic counselors were not trained to help campers during floods or other emergencies and feared making decisions on their own, an investigator into the 2025 flood that killed 27 counselors and campers told Texas lawmakers Monday. Lawmakers heard an emotional and sweeping review of a camp “obedience” culture … Read more