Overview
- Camp Mystic and three affiliated entities filed a voluntary Chapter 11 petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas on Wednesday, listing debts in excess of $10 million and reporting limited assets.
- The court filing was signed by members of the Eastland family and names Martin A. Sosland as counsel with U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher M. Lopez assigned to the case.
- The Chapter 11 automatic stay temporarily halts the multiple wrongful-death and negligence suits brought by families of the 25 campers, two teenage counselors and the camp director who died in the July 4, 2025 flood.
- A recent 115-page legislative report found that Camp Mystic lacked state-compliant written emergency plans and adequate staff training and that its evacuation and incident management failed during the flood.
- Camp Mystic withdrew its application to reopen for the 2026 season in April and investigators from the Texas Rangers and state health officials continue probes that could run alongside the bankruptcy process.