Camp Mystic, where 27 young girls and staffers were killed in last summer’s Texas Hill Country flooding<\/a> catastrophe, is among the 174 camps told to reassess their plans.<\/p>\n View of Camp Mystic’s central gathering space, the Recreation Hall, surrounded by damaged structures and fallen trees along the Guadalupe River in Hunt, Texas, on July 8, 2025, after severe flash flooding over the July 4 holiday weekend. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT \/ AFP) (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n Texas summer camp re-licensing requirements<\/p>\n What’s new<\/p>\n A “notice of deficiency” was sent to camps this week by the Texas Department of State Health Services requiring them to revise their emergency plans before receiving a license to operate in the summer. According to the department, the letter is part of the licensing application review process, and a total of 174 camps have received such a notice from the department.<\/p>\n Specific to Camp Mystic, key issues noted in the letter from the state are a lack of staff responsibilities in many areas of safety procedures (including fire, medical, natural disaster and other contingencies), parent notification processes, accessibility and issues with documentation.<\/p>\n The camp, as explained in their statement below, plans to cooperate fully with the state’s requirements. The camp had planned to reopen a portion of the grounds \u2013 which was not an area where lives were lost last summer \u2013 in May.<\/p>\n What’s next<\/p>\n The letter gives camps 45 days to reevaluate their plans and submit revisions in order to receive a new license. Camp Mystic’s changes are due by July 7.<\/p>\n What we don’t know<\/p>\n According to an DSHS official, the emergency plans are confidential by law and cannot be released.<\/p>\n Read the full letter to Camp Mystic below:<\/p>\n![\"<div>View](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6a751a14612bc4b867accce191ca50f8.jpeg\"\/)
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