SAN ANTONIO — Parents of the 27 girls and staffers who died when floodwaters overwhelmed Camp Mystic the morning of July 4 are set to testify publicly before Texas lawmakers for the first time, according to a coalition representing the victims' loved ones.

The website for the Campaign for Camp Safety says the group was launched by Camp Mystic families and is "seeking action to ensure all children are safe at camps in Texas moving forward." A press release from the coalition says campers' loved ones will appear before the Senate Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Select Committee on Wednesday morning as lawmakers consider a bill to safeguard children's camps in Texas.

Camp Mystic, the historic 99-year-old retreat based in Hunt, was struck particularly hard when the Guadalupe River rose

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