Overview

• CiCi and Will Steward released a public letter telling camp leaders to stop all reopening and memorial discussions until their daughter, Cile, is found.
• Camp Mystic says it plans to welcome campers in 2026 at its separate Cypress Lake property, which it says was undamaged and is not along the Guadalupe River.
• Officials say the camp will comply with new Texas laws adopted after the July 4 disaster, including tighter emergency planning, training, warning systems, and limits on cabins in flood-prone areas.
• Some families say they were not consulted on a proposed memorial, several have retained legal counsel, and the camp says attorney involvement limits its direct communication.
• Backlash grew after national coverage of the reopening plan, as scrutiny continued over the camp’s floodplain footprint and reports that state inspectors cleared its emergency plan two days before the flood that killed 27 at the site.