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Texas camps were allowed to operate in flood prone areas
The state leaves building zoning and permits up to the individual counties. And in most non-city counties, such as Kerr, which had 96 deaths as of Thursday due to floods, some officials tend to be lenient towards building owners with restrictions, some state leaders and environmental experts told ABC News.

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North Texas camps working to ease parent, camper anxiety after Central Texas flooding
Children’s camps in Texas were located in areas known to be at high risk of flooding
What It Means to Be a Mystic Girl
“It’s hard not to feel like you are surrounded by a higher power when you’re down there, because it’s just so beautiful,” my friend Olivia Marrus told me.

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Camp Mystic Owners’ Legacy: ‘If You’re a Camper, You Know Who They Are’
Texas Mom Recalls Heartbreaking Moment Telling 6-Year-Old Daughter Her Friend Died in Camp Mystic Flood (Exclusive)
Evacuations and Lost Cabins: A Century of Floods at Camp Mystic
Since its construction in 1926, the camp — which promised cabins “snugly arranged” in a “picturesque bend” in the river — repeatedly experienced flood disruptions, including evacuations or damage to s...

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See how the Texas floods unfolded and why Camp Mystic was in a hazardous location
Trump surveys damage in Texas after floods kill 120 and leave 160 missing
The Tragedy in Texas Broke the Implicit Promise of Summer Camp
American sleep-away camps began as a way to protect children from the threats of the world. Parents continue to see them that way.
Texas summer camp evacuated 70 staying near river ahead of flooding: 'Saw it coming'
Camp officials at the Mo-Ranch Assembly summer camp acted quickly without warnings to evacuate 70 people from rising Guadalupe River waters.
Faith-based camps like those hit by Texas floods are rite of passage for many. They’re now grieving
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO and MARIAM FAM Texas’ catastrophic flooding hit faith-based summer camps especially hard, and the heartbreak is sweeping across the country where similar camps
Brooklyn and Bailey McKnight's 14-Year-Old Sister Evacuated from Texas Summer Camp on a Chartered Plane amid Deadly Flooding
Brooklyn and Bailey McKnight's little sister, Paisley, was at a camp on a smaller arm of the Guadalupe River. The 14-year-old was "just miles" away from Camp Mystic in Central Texas, which has been devastated by the deadly floodwaters spurred by extreme rainfall on July 4.
Christian girls summer camp devastated by floods holds decades-long history with presidents, Texas politicos
Camp Mystic has deep roots with Texas politicians, including former first lady Laura Bush, who worked as a counselor there, and former President Lyndon B. Johnson, who sent his daughters there.
A decade of missed opportunities: Texas couldn’t find $1M for flood warning system near camps
Over the last decade, an array of local and state agencies have missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert the type of disaster that swept away dozens of youth campers and others in Kerr County,
Brave teen girl, 17, died saving her entire family from raging Texas floodwaters
Malaya Hammond, 17, was traveling to a Christian summer camp with her family at 5 a.m. Saturday when they drove off a bridge covered by flooding — sweeping their van into Marble Falls, according to a Facebook post from a family friend, Mikki Willis.
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