Camp Mystic, floods
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The words “American Camp Association Accredited” is what some parent tells KXAN investigators they look for before deciding on a summer camp.
At least 19 of the cabins at Camp Mystic were located in designated flood zones, including some in an area deemed “extremely hazardous” by the county.
For decades, Dick and Tweety Eastland presided over Camp Mystic with a kind of magisterial benevolence that alumni well past childhood still describe with awe.
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Kerr County officials say death toll has risen to 96 due to the Hill Country floods, including 60 adults and 36 children.
The body of a young Houston girl reported missing during the catastrophic flooding in Kerr County has been found.
As the death count in the Independence Day flooding in central Texas has now surpassed that of Hurricane Harvey, with dozens of children reported dead and
Search and recovery teams are also looking for a missing camp counselor who hasn't been seen since the July Fourth flooding catastrophe.
Traditional summer camps are, by design, exposed to nature. As climate change makes summers more intense, how much should parents worry?