
The company in charge of Camp Mystic, where catastrophic flooding in central Texas killed 28 people last year, filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, according to court records.
The camp’s operators said in a Chapter 11 filing that its total debts exceeded $10 million, and that its assets were between $1 and $10 million.
The camp’s leadership has been under increasing scrutiny from state officials over its response to sudden and extreme flooding last July, which killed 25 campers, two counselors and the camp’s longtime executive director.
State investigators earlier this month released their first official findings from the disaster. They found that the camp had failed to provide adequate emergency plans and that nearby adults had been unprepared to act.
The bankruptcy filing was signed by members of the Eastland family that owns Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian camp that has attracted many affluent Texas families.
The Eastlands initially planned to reopen Camp Mystic this summer but faced hurdles including barriers in obtaining a license. After pressure from the victims’ families and from state lawmakers, the camp said in April that it would remain closed.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Seamus Hughes contributed reporting.








