Texas Doesn’t Require Training for All Emergency Coordinators July 6, 2026 By Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune In legislative hearings after last year’s July 4 floods, the state’s emergency management chief made some recommendations to state lawmakers....
Texas Camp’s Reopening Draws Outrage, but Some Families Want to Return December 30, 2025 By Sean Murphy Patrick Hotze’s three daughters made it home safe from Camp Mystic after July’s catastrophic floods that killed 25 campers and...
Texas’ Camp Mystic Announces New Safety Upgrades Following Tragic Flood December 4, 2025 By Sean Murphy The owners of an all-girls summer camp in the Texas Hill Country, where 25 campers and two teenage counselors died...
Texas Youth Camps Urged to Address Mental Health as Part of State Safety Mandates November 25, 2025 By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune and Jessica Shuran-Yu, The Texas Tribune Texas officials are requiring youth camps to have weather alert systems, mandated emergency preparedness plans, and various communication methods to...
Families of Camp Mystic Flood Victims Allege Negligence in Lawsuit November 13, 2025 By Sean Murphy The operators of Camp Mystic in Texas, where 25 girls and two teenage counselors died in catastrophic flooding on July...
Camp Owners in Texas Fear Closure Due to New Safety Regulations October 14, 2025 By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune and Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune Texas camp owners on Friday urged the state health agency to give them more time and flexibility on costly new...
Camp Mystic Plans Partial Reopening After Devastating Texas Floods September 24, 2025 By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune Camp Mystic, the Christian girls’ camp where 25 young campers and two counselors died during the July 4 flooding, will...
Camp Mystic Parents Pushed for Camp Safety Laws But Their Pain Remains September 16, 2025 By Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune Matthew Childress arrived at Matt’s El Rancho, an Austin restaurant, on Sept. 4 with mixed feelings of anticipation and grief....
New Texas Laws Ban Youth Cabins in Floodways, Require Camp Safety Plans September 8, 2025 By Sean Murphy In the days and weeks following the death of his 9-year-old daughter, Lila, at Camp Mystic in the Texas Hill...
New York Requires Kids’ Camps to Search National Sex Offender Database Before Hiring October 24, 2023 New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed legislation to give families sending their kids to camps added peace of mind...