Overview
- Joint House–Senate committees begin their first public session in Austin on Monday at 10 a.m. to examine the July 4 floods that killed more than 100 people, including 27 girls and the Camp Mystic director.
- Lawmakers plan to hear invited testimony focused on flood warnings, evacuation steps, and camp preparedness, with investigators briefing the panels and no public testimony taken.
- The Texas Department of State Health Services last week found Camp Mystic’s emergency plan deficient in 22 areas and gave the camp 45 days to fix the problems to meet licensing rules.
- The Texas Rangers and state health officials are reviewing complaints about the camp, and the Rangers visited the property on Thursday as part of those inquiries.
- Camp Mystic is seeking to reopen a higher-ground section this summer, while Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has urged regulators to deny its license and families continue to press their lawsuits.