AUSTIN, Texas (KXXV) — Camp Mystic parents who lost their daughters in the deadly Hill Country floods pleaded with lawmakers Wednesday to strengthen safety at Texas summer camps.

Watch the full story here: 'Heaven’s 27': Camp Mystic families testify before Texas lawmakers

Wearing pins that read Heaven’s 27, families testified before the Texas Senate and House Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding.

“Our daughter was at camp. She was not protected, she was not safe, because she died, along with 26 other girls. I was not there to protect her,” said Lacy Virginia Hollis, mother of Virginia Hollis.

“She left for camp full of excitement and joy, she came home in a plywood box,” said Anne Lindsey Hunt, whose daughter, Janie Hunt, also died in the floods.

“They did exact

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