A memorial cross is displayed beside Texas 39, with Camp Mystic cabins visible across the Guadalupe River in Hunt, Texas, on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. Camp Mystic summer camp has filed for bankruptcy after 25 young girls and two counselors were killed in July 4 flash floods last summer.
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Wildflowers bloom along Highway 39, near a memorial honoring those killed in the July 4 floods, beside the Guadalupe River in front of Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, on Monday, April 20, 2026. Camp Mystic summer camp has filed for bankruptcy after 25 young girls and two counselors were killed in July 4 flash floods last summer.
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Democratic state Rep. Joe Moody of El Paso stands outside a cabin at Camp Mystic during a site visit in Hunt, Texas, on Monday, April 20, 2026. Lawmakers serving on general investigating committees examining the July 2025 flooding toured the grounds as rain poured over the area.
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A heart-painted rock rests on the side of Texas 39, across the Guadalupe River from Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025.
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Camp Mystic summer camp has filed for bankruptcy after 25 young girls and two counselors were killed in July 4 flash floods last summer.
The summer camp filed for bankruptcy as part of a set of Chapter 11 cases involving affiliates of Mystic Camps Family Partnership, according to online court documents. Other affiliates listed include Natural Fountains Properties, Inc, Mystic Camps Family Partnership, Ltd and Mystic Camps Management, LLC. In filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, an entity typically proposes a reorganization plan so that it can stay afloat while paying off its debts, according to federal courts information.
In the early dark hours of July 4, flash flooding on the Guadalupe River near Hunt, Texas, overwhelmed the summer camp, flooding buildings and sweeping 25 girls and camp counselors Katherine Fuso and Chloe Childress into the violent waters.
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FILE – Debris covers the area of Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, July 7, 2025, after a flash flood swept through the area. (AP Photo/Eli Hartman, File)
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CAMP FAILURE: Camp Mystic leaders failed at almost every step during July 4 floods, Texas legislative report finds
A committee that was formed to investigate the tragedy received a report Thursday that concluded the camp did not have written emergency plans, in violation of state requirements. It also states the camp did not adequately prepare for the floods, despite storm warnings, and did not evacuate campers in advance of the flash floods.
In May, Camp Mystic’s chief health officer, Mary Liz Eastland, who fled from rising floodwaters without assisting most of the campers below, lost her nursing license. Her father, Dick Eastland, the camp’s director, died in the flood while trying to save campers.
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In April, Camp Mystic filed an application to reopen for the summer. Then on April 30, the camp withdrew its operating license application for summer 2026 that it had filed with the Texas Department of State Health Services.
The bankruptcy petitions were filed early Wednesday, according to online records.
The filing says the property may pose a threat to safety and needs to be physically protected from weather events. It also notes that its assets include perishable goods and items that could quickly lose value without attention.
Texas state lawmakers serving on general investigating committees examining the July 2025 flooding walk the grounds of Camp Mystic during a site visit in Hunt, Texas, on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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LICENSE LOST: Camp Mystic chief health officer loses license after fleeing floodwaters, leaving campers behind
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Estimated assets are listed between $100,000 and $500,000 with liabilities listed between $10 million and $50 million, according to court records.
Willetta A. Eastland, Richard G. Eastland, Jr., George A. Eastland and Edward S. Eastland are listed in the filing as managers of Mystic Camps Management, LLC.
The law firm of Vartabedian Katz Hester & Haynes LLP, with offices in Fort Worth, Dallas and Houston, will represent the company through bankruptcy proceedings, according to court documents.
This is a developing story.