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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, ...
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At nearly 100 years old, Camp Mystic now associated with tragedy
Next year, if it resumes operations, Camp Mystic will turn 100 years old. But should it celebrate that centennial milestone, it will woefully also commemorate the one-year anniversary of an awful ...
What to know about Camp Mystic, as death toll from girls' camp reaches 27
About 700 children were at Camp Mystic when flash floods hit on Friday. Here's what we know about the storied summer camp for ...
Texas floods latest: Death toll rises to 121 as Camp Mystic cabins ‘found to be in extremely hazardous’ flood zone
Kerr County remains at the center of the disaster after the Guadalupe River burst its banks on Friday. Ninety-six people in the county are dead, including 36 children, officials said Thursday. At ...
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Texas Carpenter builds massive cross to be cemented outside Camp Mystic
An Ingram, Texas carpenter has built a massive cross to be cemented outside Camp Mystic to honor those that lost their lives ...
'Blakely was light and life:' Houston family mourns loss of 8-year-old camper lost in July 4 floods
For close to 100 years, the eight-year-old's family members spent their summers at camps along the region's glittering hills ...
Robert Earl Keen on Texas Flood Relief: ‘Do As Much As You Can, for As Long As You Can’
Robert Earl Keen, a Texas music legend who has a ranch in Kerrville and whose daughters attended Camp Mystic, talks about the ...
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Camp Mystic’s Quiet Heroes: How Two Mexican Counselors Fought to Save Dozens During the Texas Flooding
When the floodwaters came crashing through Camp Mystic over Fourth of July weekend, it wasn’t a rescue team that reached ...