Overview
- The Texas Rangers, which joined the case Tuesday, are assisting state health investigators reviewing complaints that Camp Mystic neglected children during the July 2025 floods, and officials have not said what the Rangers are examining.
- Health regulators say they have received more than 600 complaints since February and are weighing the camp’s March 30 application to renew its license for the higher-ground Cypress Lake site this summer.
- A DSHS letter to camp owners says the agency will combine an on-site complaint investigation with the license pre-inspection as part of its decision process.
- Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick urged DSHS to deny the license until criminal, administrative, and legislative reviews finish, pointing to the Rangers’ role and the volume of objections.
- Families have filed multiple lawsuits, a judge ordered flood-damaged areas preserved as evidence, and the suits claim the camp lacked a required evacuation plan as the 2025 floods killed 25 campers and two counselors and the search for 8-year-old Cile Steward continues.