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Parents of kids swept away in Texas floods beg lawmakers to protect future campers

When floodwaters rushed through a girl’s summer camp nestled in Hill Country, Michael McCown’s 8-year-old daughter was among ...

Texas legislators hear gut-wrenching testimony from Camp Mystic parents pleading for laws to protect youth camps

Families who lost daughters in the July 4 flood at Camp Mystic testified before a state Senate committee in favor of SB 1 to ...

Parents of Camp Mystic flood victims testify on camp safety reform in the Texas Senate

Wednesday's meeting of the Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding is the public hearing for Senate Bill 1, ...

Parents of girls killed in Texas camp flooding say ‘common sense’ safety measures were absent as lawmakers consider bill

Michael McCown sent his 8-year-old daughter Linnie to a summer camp in central Texas trusting she would be safe.

'I promised her she would be safe’: Camp Mystic parents testify as Texas lawmakers promise safety reforms after deadly flood

"I promised her she would be safe and OK. I told her camp was the safest place she could be and camp was a place she could ...

Parents of 27 killed in flash flood at Camp Mystic beg Texas lawmakers to add new safeguards

Parents of the 27 campers and counselors killed when floodwaters rushed through a summer camp in Texas' Hill Country pleaded ...

Parents of Camp Mystic victims testify as Texas Senate committee considers camp safety bill

Wednesday's hearing is the first time parents of the victims are speaking to the Legislature publicly. The parents are ...
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“My daughter was stolen from me": Grieving parents point to Texas camp failures at Capitol hearing

Senate Bill 1, which would require more oversight of emergency plans and evacuation procedures at summer camps, was advanced ...
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'Our children's lives were cut short’: Camp Mystic parents to testify as Texas lawmakers weigh safety reforms after deadly flood

"Our children's lives were cut short because the safeguards in place were not enough," a Campaign for Camp Safety ...

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 ...