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Camp Mystic Parents Demand Changes

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Parents of Camp Mystic flood victims testify on camp safety reform in the Texas Senate
Parents of young girls who died in last month's flooding in the Texas Hill Country are in Austin this Wednesday to testify about proposed flood safety legislation for camps and campgrounds.Wednesday's hearing is the first time parents of the victims are speaking to the Legislature publicly.

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Texas parents of Camp Mystic flood victims give emotional testimony demanding reforms
Tearful parents of Camp Mystic flooding victims plead for tougher safety measures
‘Beginning of change’: Mom of missing Mystic camper speaks at Texas Capitol
The mother of the only camper still missing from Camp Mystic shared a heartfelt tribute to her daughter and called for legislative action while speaking at the Texas Capitol Wednesday.

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Mom of missing Camp Mystic camper shares heartfelt tribute of daughter
Our daughter died at Camp Mystic. Texas lawmakers must save others.
“My daughter was stolen from me": Grieving parents point to Texas camp failures at Capitol hearing
“I ask you, what could have been more important than that? But that assurance was betrayed because obvious common sense safety measures were absent, protocols that should have been in place were igno...

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Parents of kids swept away in Texas floods beg lawmakers to protect future campers
Parents of girls killed in Texas camp flooding say ‘commonsense’ measures were absent as lawmakers consider safety bill

Families of deceased Camp Mystic campers ask Texas lawmakers to prevent future tragedy

Three North Texas families told lawmakers about their daughters and asked them to pass stricter regulations for Texas' summer camps.

New fund will collect donations for Camp Mystic campers and counselors killed in July 4 floods

KERRVILLE, Texas — A new foundation called the Heaven’s 27 Fund looks to honor the legacies of the 27 campers and counselors who died during the July 4 floods at Camp Mystic.

Camp Mystic’s leader got a ‘life threatening’ flood alert. They evacuated an hour later.

More than an hour passed between Camp Mystic receiving a severe flood warning and a decision to evacuate young campers asleep in cabins by the Guadalupe River.
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History repeated as the Guadalupe River swept away Camp Mystic. Why few lessons were learned after 1987 flood

The Fourth of July flood bore a striking similarity to the Hill Country flood that killed 10 summer campers in 1987. In the following years, officials took little action to protect against the next storm.
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