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'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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In response to failures and grieving parents, Texas lawmakers advance flood bills
Texas parents of Camp Mystic flood victims give emotional testimony demanding reforms
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 the Texas Hill County, Michael McCown's 8-year-old daughter was among 27 campers and counselors swept to their deaths.

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'We don't know when she died' - Camp Mystic parents give emotional testimony
Texas House passes Hill Country relief effort
Camp Mystic Parents Demand Changes Before More Children Are Lost
“Training should prepare staff and campers to act, not to wait,” said Matthew Childress, whose camp-counselor daughter, Chloe, 18, died trying to protect young girls under her care.

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Texas flooding survivors still struggling to recover amid push to pass new safety laws
Parents of Camp Mystic girls beg lawmakers for change in Senate hearing

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 safety at youth camps.

Parents who lost daughters at Camp Mystic: Their deaths were '100% preventable'

Parents who lost their daughters from flood waters at Camp Mystic said their deaths were “100% preventable” and asked the legislature to implement mandatory safety protocols for camps statewide. Camp Mystic,
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Camp Mystic parents' emotional pleas spur Senate Committee to pass safety reforms

An emotional plea resonated through the state capitol as parents who lost their daughters in the Camp Mystic flood disaster urged lawmakers to enact safety reforms. (KABB/WOAI)
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Parents of Camp Mystic flood victims to testify at Texas Senate committee hearing on Wednesday

The parents of Camp Mystic flood victims are scheduled to testify at a Texas Senate committee hearing on Wednesday.

'My daughter was stolen from us': Texas parents who lost children in Camp Mystic flooding speak at hearing

Parents whose children were among 27 killed at Camp Mystic on Texas' Guadalupe River during the Fourth of July flash flooding are scheduled to testify.
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‘We sent her to camp, not a war zone’: Parents testify after Camp Mystic flood deaths

Parents of children who died in the devastating July 4 flood at Camp Mystic delivered emotional testimony before Texas lawmakers on Wednesday, urging quick approval of Senate Bill 1 to improve safety standards at camps across the state.

‘Black hole of pain’: Camp Mystic families advocate for flood safety legislation at Capitol

After 25 campers and two counselors were swept away by fast-rising water, lawmakers are looking to pass legislation to create uniform flood safety measures, protocols and standards. This, after Camp Mystic, along the Guadalupe River, has been criticized by parents and officials for not doing enough to keep kids safe.
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