Parents of young girls who died in last month's flooding in the Texas Hill Country were in Austin on Wednesday to testify about proposed flood safety legislation for camps and campgrounds.

Wednesday's hearing was the first time parents of the victims spoke to the Legislature publicly. Last week they met in private with Gov. Greg Abbott , Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows at the Texas Capitol and the Governor's Mansion.

27 girls died early on the morning of July 4 , when their cabins were inundated with floodwaters.

After an introduction from the committee chairman and a review of some aspects of the legislation, the first parents sat at the witness table to testify.

Michael McCown, the father of 8-year-old Linnie McCown said his family trusted Camp Mys

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