Camp Mystic Proposes Selling Property Amid Accumulating Legal Issues
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
Camp Mystic has proposed selling its property as legal troubles mount for the retreat center located in the Texas Hill Country. The private Christian camp for girls filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday, nearly a year after catastrophic flooding resulted in the deaths of 28 people at the camp, including 25 girls and two counselors, in July 2025. As part of the plan, the camp intends to auction its 749 acres along the Guadalupe River to an independent buyer. The camp's owners hope that the buyer will have the support of families who back the institution, wishing for the site to continue as a camp. However, there is no guarantee, nor does the law require that the buyer manage it as a camp. According to a sworn statement, Texas Rangers indicated an alleged commission of crimes during their investigation, but no charges have been filed yet. The families of the victims filed a lawsuit in November seeking over a million dollars in damages, arguing that the camp operators failed to take necessary measures to protect the girls as floodwaters, which endangered their lives, approached on July 4. The camp's owner, Richard Eastland, also died in the flooding.
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