Overview
- Following this week's three‑day hearing in Austin, Judge Maya Guerra Gamble left an injunction in place that bars Camp Mystic from altering any flood‑hit structures.
- Camp director Edward Eastland testified that he missed official warnings, slept through a CodeRED alert, and lacked a formal evacuation plan.
- The camp’s security officer told the court that an early evacuation could have saved lives and said he received no emergency training.
- Camp operators are seeking to reopen in May on higher ground that did not flood, with about 900 girls expected, while the devastated riverfront area would stay closed for investigation.
- State health officials are reviewing hundreds of complaints and the Texas Rangers are probing possible neglect as families, including parents of missing 8‑year‑old Cecile Steward, work to block the reopening.