AUSTIN, Texas – Parents of children who died in the devastating July 4 flood at Camp Mystic delivered emotional testimony before Texas lawmakers on Wednesday, urging quick approval of Senate Bill 1 to improve safety standards at camps across the state.

The Texas Hill Country flood swept through Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, in the early morning hours of July 4, killing 27 girls and young counselors.

Michael McCown, father of 8-year-old Linnie, one of the victims, recounted the harrowing hours after the flood when he received conflicting information about his daughter’s whereabouts.

“We trusted Camp Mystic with her precious life, but that trust was broken in the most devastating way,” McCown said. “The camp had a heightened duty of care and they failed to perform. That failure cost 25 cam

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