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Texas Youth Camps Say Cost of Implementing New Safety Requirements Will Force Them to Close
New Texas safety laws raise licensing fees up to $11,000 for large camps and require costly broadband, risking closure of many youth camps by summer 2026, owners warn.
- On Friday, Texas camp owners urged the Texas Department of State Health Services for more time and flexibility on costly new safety requirements, warning some camps on floodplains could close.
- Earlier this year, after the July 4 deaths, Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 1, Senate Bill 1 and Senate Bill 3 following a flood that claimed 138 lives, including 25 Camp Mystic campers, two counselors and the camp's director.
- Regulators propose raising initial large-overnight-camp fees from $750 to $11,000 and day-camp fees from $250 to as high as $3,200, with rural sites potentially paying over $100,000 for dual broadband, officials said.
- State health officials plan to formalize the regulations by Jan. 1, and camps would have a 45-day correction window to address licensing deficiencies.
- Camp owners complained they lack representation and asked that the new safety committee include a youth camp representative and parents, while larger camps disputed the threshold 'over 500'.
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TX youth camps say cost to install new safety measures will force them to close
Texas youth camps say cost of implementing new safety requirements will force them to closeBy Stephen Simpson and Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune Oct. 10, 2025"Texas youth camps say cost of implementing new safety requirements will force them to close" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues…
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