00:02Camp Mystic is backing off plans to reopen this summer after last year's deadly floods along the Guadalupe River in
00:09Texas' hill country.
00:11Girls Camp withdrawing its application for a 2026 license, months after floodwaters tore through the property and killed 28 people,
00:19most of them young campers, on the 4th of July.
00:22Camp leaders had been pushing to reopen part of the site that did not flood.
00:25That plan drew backlash from families and scrutiny from state lawmakers during emotional hearings this week.
00:32Now the camp is stepping back.
00:35Quote, no administrative process or summer season should move forward while families continue to grieve, while investigations continue, and while
00:43so many Texans still carry the pain of last July's tragedy.
00:47Investigations into the flooding are still active, including criminal and civil cases.
00:51State inspectors have also cited the camp for failing to meet key safety and emergency requirements.
00:57In a statement on X, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick called the decision the right one, saying it protects campers and
01:04gives investigators time to finish their work.
01:09And in a statement on X, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick
01:10In a statement on X, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick
01:10A statement on X, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick
01:10.
01:10.
01:10An direction to the decision the right one, saying it was only the right one, saying it was
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