US EditionDan Patrick seeks to block Camp Mystic’s summer reopening pending inquiry into July 4 flood deaths
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick demands a full investigation before renewing Camp Mystic's license after 27 campers died in a July 4 flood, amid federal lawsuits over evacuation failures.
- On Monday, Gov. Dan Patrick urged the Texas Department of State Health Services not to issue a 2026 camping license to Camp Mystic, saying he would not feel comfortable sending his grandchildren there until investigations finish.
- On July 4 last year, a heavy rain-driven surge of the Guadalupe River pushed into Camp Mystic's grounds, killing 27 campers and counselors while staff evacuated only five of 11 cabins in the flats.
- The families of nine victims filed federal suits, alleging DSHS officials knew the camp’s emergency plan lacked evacuation details, yet licensed it, according to statements from Zamarripa and Stevenson.
- The camp's current license runs until March 6 and it has until March 31 to submit a renewal application as special legislative investigative committees will meet this spring on the 27 deaths.
- State Rep. Wes Virdell, R-Brady, pushed back Monday, calling Patrick's stance political and noting the camp isn’t reopening the same cabins while warning Kerrville may lack a fair probe.
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Patrick blasts Camp Mystic, calls for state agency to cancel its license
(The Center Square) – On the same day that parents of daughters killed at Camp Mystic sued state officials for failing to enforce state law, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called on the state agency to pull the camp’s license.
Dan Patrick seeks to block Camp Mystic's summer reopening pending inquiry into July 4 flood deaths
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is urging Texas health officials to pause Camp Mystic's summer license renewal until investigations of last year's deadly July 4 flood have been completed and any necessary changes have been made. Patrick made the request Monday to the state health commissioner. Camp Mystic in the months following the flood announced plans to reopen its Cypress Lake property, which its website describes as independent from the older Guadalup…
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Dan Patrick seeks to block Camp Mystic’s summer reopening pending inquiry into July 4 flood deaths
Texas should not renew the license for Camp Mystic for this summer until the deaths of 25 campers, two counselors and its executive director on July 4 are investigated and necessary changes are made to be sure lives aren’t lost in a flood there again, Lt.
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