Texas youth camps face new floodplain safety regulations amid ongoing debates
TL;DR
Texas lawmakers have passed new regulations for youth camps, including safety measures and floodplain restrictions, in response to tragic flood-related deaths, with the aim of making camps safer and better prepared for emergencies.
- Texas kids’ camps must remove cabins from floodplains, operate warning systems under new laws The Texas Tribune
- Parents who successfully pushed for new campground safety laws remember daughter who died at Camp Mystic CBS News
- Bill overhauling disaster emergency response misses final approval in Texas Senate The Texas Tribune
- Dad of Camper Still Missing After Texas Floods Tells Jenna Bush Hager His ‘Heart Stops’ with Every Call People.com
- Texas youth camps push back on safety bill requiring cabin removal from floodplains KSAT
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