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Camp Mystic in Texas files for bankruptcy after catastrophic floods killed 28 people

Jun 24, 2026, 5:56 AM | Updated: 11:16 am

FILE - A broken heart sign is displayed near Camp Mystic on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, after a flash fl...

FILE - A broken heart sign is displayed near Camp Mystic on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, after a flash flood swept through the area in Hunt, Texas. (AP Photo/Eli Hartman, file)
Credit: AP Photo/Eli Hartman

(AP Photo/Eli Hartman, file)

HOUSTON (AP) — Camp Mystic filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization on Wednesday, nearly a year after catastrophic floods killed 25 girls and two teenage counselors at the all-girls Christian camp in Texas.

In paperwork filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Texas in Houston, the camp listed its debt as exceeding $10 million.

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Camp Mystic in Texas files for bankruptcy after catastrophic floods killed 28 people