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Camp Mystic parents demand changes

'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 make new friends and learn new things," said her mother, Carrie Hanna. "She not only wasn't safe. She died." Hanna said she received very poor communication about what had happened to her daughter.

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

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

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Tearful parents of Camp Mystic flooding victims plead for tougher safety measures

They testified before Texas lawmakers for the first time since July 4, when storms engorged the Guadalupe River, killing their children.

Camp Mystic posts letters after Texas House and Senate pass legislation in wake of devastating July 4 floods

Camp Mystic posted a message following heartbreaking testimony from campers' parents, and the advancement of legislation ...

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Texas Senate approves youth camp reforms after Camp Mystic tragedy

The Texas Senate passed camp safety measures following Camp Mystic tragedy. New rules include flood zone cabins and emergency ...

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Mom's 8-Year-Old Remains Missing Weeks After Camp Mystic Floods. 'My Daughter Was Stolen From Me'

Families of the victims killed at Camp Mystic during the Texas flood disaster spoke out at a hearing for a bill to improve ...

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

The families shared stories of unimaginable grief and heartache as they pleaded with committee members to pass SB 1 to ensure ...

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Lawmakers blast Camp Mystic for telling counselors not to evacuate cabins

The families testified that counselors were told not to move children out of cabins until they received instructions to do so, even though floodwaters were rising.

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