Overview
- In a Dec. 12 court filing, Camp Mystic asked to move a Travis County wrongful-death case to Kerr County and denied negligence, characterizing the flooding as a rare “1,000-year” event.
- The defense cited rapid rainfall escalation and the timing of weather alerts, and said a state inspection two days before the disaster reported no deficiencies at the camp.
- Families of several victims sued in November alleging failures to evacuate and to adequately train staff, with coordinated cases filed in Travis County.
- Preparing to resume 2026 sessions at its Cypress Lake property, the camp says it has built evacuation routes and will add multiple flood-warning sirens that tie into Guadalupe River sirens.
- New Texas rules ban youth cabins in floodplains and require safety plans, and the director is fielding parent concerns as some families oppose any reopening.