Camp Mystic, the all-girls Christian summer camp in central Texas where 28 people died in a major flash flood last summer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday.
The bankruptcy filing showed the camp’s total debts exceeding $10 million and listed its assets. The document was signed by members of the Eastland family, which owns the camp. Camp Mystic still faces multiple wrongful death lawsuits filed by the victims’ families.
The development came less than a week after Texas officials released a 115-page report on Camp Mystic’s delayed evacuation in response to the deadly flooding that killed 25 girls, two teenage counselors, and the camp’s executive director. The July 4, 2025, flood rose rapidly from the Guadalupe River, catching camp operators off guard.
The report highlighted the camp’s lack of emergency preparedness. At least 39 adults were able to help with the evacuation, but camp leaders did not give them instructions.
“As a consequence, those adults demonstrated no heightened vigilance in response to the Flood Watch or the subsequent Flash Flood Warning,” the report reads. “In particular, no adult staff received advance assignments of responsibilities to assist with evacuating the children in the Guadalupe River cabins, and their resulting detachment and non-involvement meant they were unaware of the crisis experienced by the campers as it was occurring.”
The investigative findings, released by two committees in the Texas legislature, come nearly a year after the disaster.
CAMP MYSTIC OPTS TO STAY CLOSED THIS SUMMER AFTER DEADLY TEXAS FLOODS
Camp Mystic was originally set to reopen on May 30, but the owners decided in April to withdraw their application for a renewed license that would have been issued by the Texas Department of State Health Services. Months earlier, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick urged the department to reject the camp’s license renewal application until the state’s legislative investigation concluded and any corrective measures were taken.
With the bankruptcy filing, it now appears the 100-year-old camp will not reopen next summer.