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Tragedy in Texas Broke the Implicit Promise of Summer Camp

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The Tragedy in Texas Broke the Implicit Promise of Summer Camp

American sleep-away camps began as a way to protect children from the threats of the world. Parents continue to see them that way.

Summer camp doubles down on safety after Texas floods

After devastating floods killed 120 people in Texas, including 27 at a summer camp, facilities nationwide are reinforcing their emergency procedures to protect campers.

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How can families handle anxiety around summer camp after the Texas floods?

When tragedies are in the news — natural disasters, plane crashes, fires — parents naturally and unavoidably react by thinking about what might happen to their own children. And children worry in turn about what might happen to them.

Texas Hill Country, flooding

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Flash flooding claimed more than 100 lives in Central Texas. Here’s what we know about the victims

At least 120 people across Central Texas are confirmed dead, including dozens of children who were attending the Camp Mystic summer camp, after catastrophic flooding over the Fourth of July weekend.

How to Help Texas Flood Victims

The state was hit with heavy rain last week, creating rapid floods that swept the Texas Hill Country by July 4, overflowing the Guadalupe River into Kerr County and other nearby areas. Camp Mystic, a Christian girls summer camp,

Death toll in devastating Texas flash floods at least 120, dozens still missing

At least 110 people are dead and dozens are still missing after devastating flash floods slammed Texas Hill Country, with water rescues taking place along the Guadalupe River, which rose rapidly early Friday morning to the height of a two-story building.

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How Texas' land rules allowed camps to operate in flood-prone areas

The state leaves building zoning and permits up to the individual counties. And in most non-city counties, such as Kerr, ...

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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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Faith-based camps like those hit by Texas floods are rite of passage for many. They’re now grieving

Catastrophic flooding in Texas has devastated faith-based summer camps, including Camp Mystic, where at least 27 people have ...

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Brooklyn and Bailey McKnight's 14-Year-Old Sister Evacuated from Texas Summer Camp on a Chartered Plane amid Deadly Flooding

Brooklyn and Bailey McKnight's little sister, Paisley, was at a camp on a smaller arm of the Guadalupe River. The 14-year-old ...

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As Oklahomans watch flooding in Texas, here's how Oklahoma camps prepare for emergencies

For many in Oklahoma, summer means summer camp. But as the flooding tragedy unfolds in Texas, how are camps preparing in case ...

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A decade of missed opportunities: Texas couldn’t find $1M for flood warning system near camps

Over the last decade, an array of local and state agencies have missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended ...

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Camp Mystic disaster plan approved 2 days before Central Texas flood killed dozens

Texas inspectors signed off on Camp Mystic's emergency plan just two days before the devastating flood killed more than two ...

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Live updates: Texas flooding leaves at least 104 dead, including Camp Mystic counselors and campers

MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION: The catastrophic flooding struck on Friday, causing a surge of 20 to 26 feet on the Guadalupe ...

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