Texas (The Texas Tribune) — In their latest effort to boost camp oversight in the wake of the deadly July 4 floods, Texas officials have proposed hiking annual licensing fees for operators by ...

Camp Mystic, pictured here in Hunt on July 9, 2025, was not accredited by the American Camp Association. “A rigorous accreditation program inspired Texas' camp reforms. Here's what that process looks ...

Courageous and plucky with “absolutely killer style,” 8-year-old Cile Steward was a force of nature, her family says. It’s been two months since an entire summer’s worth of rain fell on July 4, ...

A bill addressing who can serve on the Youth Camp Advisory Committee has passed the Texas House and is now in the Senate. House Bill 265 was filed by State Rep. Lacey Hull/(R) Dist. 138. Recommended ...

A Texas department has proposed new rules for summer camps, including increased annual licensing fees. The new fees would be up to 4,000 percent larger, depending on the type and size of camp. The ...

The Texas Tribune - Texas camp owners on Friday urged the state health agency to give them more time and flexibility on costly new safety requirements, saying they could be forced to close by next ...

Twenty-seven children and counselors died in the Texas Hill Country camp, and many of their families expressed shock that the retreat on the Guadalupe River would be open for its 100th anniversary. By ...

A portion of Camp Mystic will reopen for the summer 2026 season, its owners said in a statement, but the part of the camp where 27 campers and counselors were swept away in the July 4 flooding of the ...

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