“Unthinkable”: Camp Mystic parents condemn reopening plans after devastating floods " was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.

The parents of the last missing girl from Camp Mystic, the Christian girls’ camp where 25 young campers and two counselors died during the July 4 flooding, blasted its recent decision to reopen one of its campsites in 2026 in a letter made public on Thursday.

"To promote reopening less than three months after the tragedy — while one camper remains missing — is unthinkable," wrote CiCi and Will Steward, whose 8-year-old daughter Cile Steward has not been found. "Our families remain trapped in the deepest thro

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