{"id":231376,"date":"2026-04-02T05:37:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T05:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/231376\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T05:37:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T05:37:11","slug":"girl-scout-camp-launches-new-program-after-texas-safety-laws-force-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/231376\/","title":{"rendered":"Girl Scout camp launches new program after Texas safety laws force changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) &#8211; A local Girl Scout camp with nearly 70 years of tradition is making a change this summer after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbtx.com\/2025\/12\/02\/new-texas-legislation-cancels-volunteer-run-girl-scout-camp\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.kbtx.com\/2025\/12\/02\/new-texas-legislation-cancels-volunteer-run-girl-scout-camp\/\">new Texas safety laws<\/a> made it impossible to operate as usual.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Camp Howdy cannot meet new state requirements this year, but leaders like Devin Harman, a camp aide adviser, are launching <a href=\"https:\/\/bcsgirlscouts.org\/b-cs-girl-scouts\/howdy-day-camp-overview\/alchemy-academy-nature-is-magic\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/bcsgirlscouts.org\/b-cs-girl-scouts\/howdy-day-camp-overview\/alchemy-academy-nature-is-magic\/\">Alchemy Academy<\/a> flooding at Camp Mystic, to ensure girls still have a place to call camp.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIn the wake of the tragedy at Camp Mystic last summer, there was some legislation passed to tighten restrictions at camps across Texas,\u201d Harman said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The new state legislation was passed following last year\u2019s deadly flooding at Camp Mystic. The laws require safety training, PA systems, and internet access for weather warning systems at overnight camps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThings that certainly should exist at overnight camps like safety training, PA systems, and access to the internet for weather warning systems,\u201d Harman said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Instead of canceling, camp leaders are launching Alchemy Academy, a twilight series running June 1st through 3rd from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Program registrar and director Christien Lawrence said the program is designed to accommodate working parents, volunteers, and campers of all ages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI want girls to be able to come out and have their community and have their time out here at camp and not feel like because something horrible happened, they aren\u2019t getting anything,\u201d Lawrence said. \u201cI want them to have something, and so I want them to have something to look forward to. It\u2019s going to be different, but hopefully it\u2019s going to be good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Harman said the camps provide important leadership opportunities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI think it\u2019s so important to provide these camps to Girl Scouts here in College Station because of the leadership opportunities that it creates,\u201d Harman said. \u201cIt\u2019s really about women empowering other women, which we could all use a little bit more of in today\u2019s society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">8-year-old Girl Scout Matilda Smith said she is looking forward to the program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to doing some more archery and more crafts,\u201d Smith said. \u201cIt\u2019s like making new friends and learning new stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To register for the camp, click <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScpq8plGJe01_ffLPV6YkyHCl8vTaTk-j1hA1eaamK0hxRjmQ\/viewform?usp=send_form\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScpq8plGJe01_ffLPV6YkyHCl8vTaTk-j1hA1eaamK0hxRjmQ\/viewform?usp=send_form\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2026 KBTX. 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