Houston Public MediaOct 14

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.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/flooding/2025/10/14/533314/new-legislative-panels-will-investigate-facts-and-circumstances-of-deadly-central-texas-floods/

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New legislative panels will investigate ‘facts and circumstances’ of deadly Central Texas floods

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Camp Mystic leaders would be invited to testify before the committees, as part of what Speaker Dustin Burrows said would be a “comprehensive and thorough review.”

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Houston Public MediaSep 16, 2025

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.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/flooding/2025/09/16/530960/our-girls-are-still-dead-camp-mystic-parents-pushed-for-laws-to-protect-kids-but-their-pain-remains/

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‘Our girls are still dead’: Camp Mystic parents pushed for laws to protect kids. But their pain remains

Two dads 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.

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Houston Public MediaJul 8, 2025

Residents say Kerr County's use of CodeRED alerts was sporadic and inconsistent. Local officials have not answered questions about when and how they utilized the system, which has been in place since 2009.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/public-safety/2025/07/08/525986/kerr-county-residents-say-emergency-alert-messages-sporadic-inconsistent-in-wake-of-floods/

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Kerr County residents say emergency alert messages sporadic, inconsistent in wake of floods

Residents say Kerr County's use of CodeRED alerts was sporadic and inconsistent. Local officials have not answered questions about when and how they utilized the system, which has been in place since 2009.

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Houston Public MediaJul 5, 2025

At least five Houston-area residents are among 24 people dead in Central Texas flooding on Friday, officials said.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/07/04/525661/at-least-five-harris-county-residents-among-24-reported-dead-in-central-texas-floods/

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At least five Houston-area residents among 24 reported dead in Central Texas floods, officials say

By Friday evening, at least 20 children from Camp Mystic -- a Christian summer camp in the Texas Hill Country -- were unaccounted for in the Kerr County floods that inundated the area on Independence Day.

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