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Camp Mystic Hearing Ends with Emotional Flood Testimony in Austin
Judge Maya Guerra Gamble kept the preservation order in place after testimony showed Camp Mystic lacked a written flood evacuation plan and missed warnings.
- Following a three-day hearing, Travis County Judge Maya Guerra Gamble upheld an injunction barring Camp Mystic from altering buildings where 27 campers and counselors died in the July 4, 2025, flood.
- The parents of 8-year-old Cile Steward filed the lawsuit to prevent Camp Mystic from reopening this summer, as their daughter remains the only victim whose body has not been found.
- During testimony, camp officials admitted to missing weather alerts and lacking written evacuation plans. Judge Gamble noted these violations "support a finding of negligence per se."
- Although Camp Mystic operators want to reopen for the summer, the facility's license remains under state review. Both legal teams agreed to release the Sugar Shack cabin from the injunction if evidence stays intact.
- The first trial is set for May 3 of next year, with plaintiffs' experts scheduled to visit the grounds and assess conditions to determine if the preservation order should be adjusted.
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Parents of camper killed in Texas floods reacts to testimony from camp leadership about preparedness: ‘We’re disgusted’
Jennifer and Doug Getten, along with their lawyer Kyle Findley, join CNN’s Pamela Brown to discuss their reaction to the testimony from the camp’s director and night watchman over the past few days, in which they made admissions about preparedness and response to the deadly July 4th flooding last summer.
Camp Mystic blocked from tearing down cabins where 27 died in floods — as it preps to welcome 900 new campers
The Texas sleepaway camp Camp Mystic — where campers and counselors died in flooding last year — must keep many of their destroyed buildings untouched.
Today on Texas Standard: Camp Mystic ruling could shape flood accountability case
An Austin judge has heard testimony over whether Camp Mystic can rebuild after the July 4 Hill Country floods that killed 27 people. Families want the damaged site preserved as evidence as they pursue answers about warnings, evacuations and emergency planning.
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