Disaster Response & Preparedness

Special legislative committee investigator Casey Garrett told lawmakers on Monday, April 27, 2026, that Camp Mystic relied on teen counselors with no flood or emergency training, a failure tied to the deaths in the July 4, 2025 Guadalupe River flood at Camp Mystic. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/camp-mystic-relied-on-teen-counselors-with-no-emergency-training-before-flood-investigator-says https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/us/camp-mystic-texas-lawmakers-investigation.html