Families who lost their children in the July 4 flooding at Camp Mystic are testifying before the Texas Senate Committee on Disaster and Flooding Preparedness on Wednesday.

Twenty-seven Camp Mystic campers and counselors lost their lives in the Hill County floods that killed more than 130 people.

Those parents formed a coalition called The Campaign for Camp Safety with a mission to prevent future disasters at youth camps.

"Our children's lives were cut short because the safeguards in place were not enough," a spokesperson for The Campaign for Camp Safety said. "We are asking lawmakers to make sure no other family ever has to endure the pain we have lived with every day since July 4."

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