Camp Mystic

Twenty-five young girls and two teenage counselors at Camp Mystic were killed in catastrophic flooding along the Guadalupe River over the 4th of July weekend last year. Some survivors want to return, while the families of those who lost their lives fight to shut the camp down for good.

Many families who lost children during the July 4 floods last year are raising concerns.

The parents of 8-year-old Cile Steward are asking a judge to stop Camp Mystic from reopening and halt construction, alleging unsafe conditions and efforts to alter the site after the deadly July 4, 2025, flood.

The lawsuit, the fifth against the camp, alleges that failures by camp leadership led to the death of 8-year-old Cecilia Steward, who remains missing more than seven months after the flood.

Emergency calls placed during the catastrophic flood in the Texas Hill Country on July 4 shed light on disaster preparedness in Kerr County and at the all-girls summer camp, where 27 died.

Hundreds of newly published text messages add more detail to the devastating timeline of the deadly July 4 Texas floods.

The new warning system would include sirens along the Guadalupe River.

Court records say a Florida woman created GoFundMe and Spotfund fundraisers while posing as Matthew Childress in the days after the death of his 18-year-old daughter, Chloe Childress, at Camp Mystic.

After deadly floods hit Central Texas in July, families whose daughters died at a sleepaway camp are keeping their legacies alive. We speak to two parents who helped create the Heaven's 27 Foundation.

The upgrades include four river-monitoring sensors, weather-alert radios in every cabin, and the placement of generators in key buildings.