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FEMA removed Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show
As Camp Mystic expanded into a flood-prone area, federal officials granted appeals to remove the popular site from flood maps. Study suggests FEMA approved requests favoring the wealthy and ...
Flash flooding claimed more than 100 lives in Central Texas. Here’s what we know about the victims
The flash flooding deluged summer camps in Kerr County, dotted along the Guadalupe River, and also left families in Burnet, ...
Report: FEMA Repeatedly Loosened Oversight At Texas Camp Where 27 People Died In Flooding
Federal regulators removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from a 100-year flood map as the camp looked to expand.
After Camp Owner Died Helping Campers in Texas Flood, His Grieving Family Is 'Trying to Make Sense' of the Tragedy
The family of Dick and Tweety Eastland, the owners of Camp Mystic, where at least 27 died during the devastating Texas floods ...
Camp Mystic Owner Who Died Saving Campers Previously Pushed for Flood Warning Systems
Richard "Dick" Eastland previously pushed for better warnings, including after 10 children at a different camp where killed ...
Camp Mystic’s owner warned of floods for decades. Then the river killed him
The Guadalupe River flood claimed 27 lives at Camp Mystic, including local hero Dick Eastland, who died rescuing campers ...
Camp Mystic Owners’ Legacy: ‘If You’re a Camper, You Know Who They Are’
For decades, Dick and Tweety Eastland presided over Camp Mystic with a kind of magisterial benevolence that alumni well past ...
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Hill Country camp operator prevails in bitter family feud - mySA
Also resolved in Dick Eastland's favor at the three-week, nine-lawyer trial before state District Court Judge David Peeples was a dispute over who owns the Camp Mystic trademark.