Camp Mystic, scene of Texas flooding disaster, won't reopen this summer

NPR | By Kailey Hunt

Published May 1, 2026 at 3:44 AM CDT

Camp Mystic, the private all-girls camp where 27 people died in last year's flooding in central Texas, announced that it is withdrawing its application to reopen this summer.

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