#camp-mystic — Public Fediverse posts
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Interesting, the Texas Department of State Health Services had put in a new requirement (post Camp Mystic) that all youth camps have fiber optic Internet service. (being challenged in court)
"...The Texas Department of State Health Services has reached an agreement with a group of youth camp operators regarding legal requirements that all camps licensed by DSHS maintain fiber optic internet service.
Under the agreement, camps that maintain a redundant, broadband internet service will not face potential license denial or revocation for not having fiber service during the 2026 camping season, as long as they meet all other safety requirements...."
https://www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/dshs-reaches-agreement-fiber-optic-requirement-youth-camps
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BBC: Texas camp where 25 girls died drops reopening plans after parents protest
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AP: Texas officials investigating hundreds of complaints against Camp Mystic amid bid to renew license
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[New York Magazine]: Could the Girls of Camp Mystic Have Been Saved? Dozens died in a Texas flood, dividing families over whether it was an act of God or adult failure. By Kerry Howley
A moving, well-written piece..
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Washington Post: FEMA leader resigns after short tenure and criticism for being inaccessible during Texas floods
David Richardson resigned as acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to sources familiar with the situation, ending a brief tenure leading an agency the administration had publicly expressed a desire to dismantle.
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KHOU: 'Entirely preventable' | Families of Camp Mystic campers file lawsuit accusing Hill Country retreat of negligence, reckless disregard
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Top Republicans in the Texas Legislature announced the creation of committees tasked with “getting to the bottom of” the July flooding that killed more than 130 people, including 25 young girls and two teenage counselors at Camp Mystic.
#Flooding #News #Politics #Texas #CampMystic #CentralTexasFloods #GuadalupeRiverFlood #HouseSpeakerDustinBurrows #KerrCountyFlooding #LtGovDanPatrick
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The parents of the last missing girl from Camp Mystic, the Christian girls’ camp where 25 young campers and two counselors died during the July 4 flooding, blasted its recent decision to reopen one of its campsites in 2026.
#Flooding #News #Texas #CampMystic #CampMysticReopening #CentralTexasFlooding #GuadalupeRiverFlood #TexasHillCountry #TexasHillCountryFlooding
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The owners of Camp Mystic say they plan to partially reopen next summer the all-girls camp where 27 campers and counselors were killed during catastrophic floods that swept through the Texas Hill Country in July.
#Flooding #News #Texas #CampMystic #CentralTexasFloods #GuadalupeRiverFlood #July4Floods #TexasHillCountryFlooding
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Two dads, including one from Houston, helped lead Camp Mystic parents to advocate for new camp rules in the Texas Legislature. What they wanted most was to have their daughters back.
#Flooding #Houston #Local #News #Politics #Texas #CampMystic #GuadalupeRiverFlood #HoustonFloodVictims #KerrCountyFlooding #TexasLegislature
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When the governor called the Texas Legislature into special session after July's historic floods, he topped his priority list with passing bills to better prepare the state for natural disasters. Here's a look at six new measures lawmakers passed.
#Flooding #News #Politics #Texas #Weather #CampMystic #CongressionalRedistricting #Floods #GuadalupeRiverFlood #HillCountry #KUT
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More than 75 Texas camps have met dozens of safety standards to become accredited by the American Camp Association, which can be a lengthy and costly process.
#Business #Flooding #News #Politics #Texas #AmericanCampAssociation #CampMystic #EmergencyPreparedness #GuadalupeRiverFlood #July4Floods #TexasLegislature
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Here’s where the proposed laws to address camp safety, flood warnings and emergency response stand in the Legislature.
#Flooding #News #Politics #Texas #CampMystic #GuadalupeRiverFlood #July4Floods #TexasHillCountryFlooding #TexasLegislature
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Texas lawmakers, after the flooding deaths of 27 Camp Mystic campers and counselors, promised a hearing room of grieving parents that moving forward, campers will be evacuated once a flood warning is issued and evacuation plans will be overhauled.
#Flooding #Local #News #Politics #Texas #CampMystic #CentralTexasFloods #GuadalupeRiverFlood #July4Floods #TexasLegislature
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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.
#Flooding #News #Texas #CampMystic #CentralTexasFloods #FloodMitigation #FloodingInKerrCounty #HillCountryFloods #TexasHillCountryFlooding
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#KerrCounty didn't have an emergency #flood command center until 6 AM on July 4th, over 4 hours after emergency flash flood alerts were sent & while #CampMystic was desperately trying to evacuate. Rescue crews were on their own & some were cut off by the flooding for hours. Emergency response county leadership were all MIA & none of the #Republican State or Federal elected leaders stepped in while 136 people died from a predicted disaster.
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This is horrific, #CampMystic in #KerrCounty #Texas called the sheriff's department for evacuation at 3:57 AM & then a deputy reported hearing the kids screaming in the river. They heard 27 kids & a counselor dying while trying to get emergency help from them.
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/31/texas-kerr-county-officials-asleep-july-4-floods-hill-country/ -
#Christians Did Not Like My Video on #CampMystic! 18 Responses
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Recovery efforts for more than 100 missing people lost in the deadly Texas Hill Country floods ramped up again this week after another deluge of rainfall. Residents continue to survey the damage and pay respects to the victims.
#Flooding #Houston #Local #News #Texas #CampMystic #EmergencyAlerts #GuadalupeRiverFlood #HillCountryFloods #July4Floods #TexasFloods
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The federal government allowed Camp Mystic, the all-girls summer camp along the Guadalupe River, to remove multiple buildings from government flood maps, even though private data suggests the flood threat remained.
#Flooding #National #News #Texas #CampMystic #CentralTexasFloods #Fema #GuadalupeRiverFlood #TexasHillCountryFlooding
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This is what a culture under Fascism is like, "fuck you all, I got mine"
And then loads of kids die but who cares, right? /s
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"If we ignore the problem, it will go away"
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How the tragedy at Camp Mystic in Texas unfolded, cabin by cabin.
An in-depth report from @WSJ (gift link): https://flip.it/9mrY7l
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What #CampMystic did is widespread. No one wants to pay for flood insurance, even through #FEMA. Very $$$.
But, the map's Base Flood Elevations were wrong. That portion of the Guadalupe River should have had a BFE at least 10 ft higher, based on 2 floods between 1999 - 2010.
My memory recalls that it's the local jurisdiction who submits Base Flood Elevation changes to FEMA -- state, county, or city. Journalists should be asking why the maps did not match history.