Central Texas Flooding

Cabins, grounds and other buildings hit by the July 4 flood on the Guadalupe River cannot be renovated or removed, according to the order.

The lieutenant governor's request to delay renewing the camp's license came hours after parents who lost children in the July 4 flood sued the state for its alleged failure to enforce an evacuation plan requirement.

The lawsuit, the fifth against the camp, alleges that failures by camp leadership led to the death of 8-year-old Cecilia Steward, who remains missing more than seven months after the flood.

Hundreds of newly published text messages add more detail to the devastating timeline of the deadly July 4 Texas floods.

Court records say a Florida woman created GoFundMe and Spotfund fundraisers while posing as Matthew Childress in the days after the death of his 18-year-old daughter, Chloe Childress, at Camp Mystic.

The upgrades include four river-monitoring sensors, weather-alert radios in every cabin, and the placement of generators in key buildings.

RJ and Annie Harber have leaned on faith, their community and each other to move through each day after losing their daughters and RJ’s parents. But memories of that night still haunt them.

David Richardson, who had no background in emergency management when he was appointed in May, served just six months in the job.

Lab workers from the school’s Center for Human Identification spent two weeks helping state officials identify remains, primarily using kinship DNA testing. Ultimately, the lab identified 47 people, said Michael Coble, executive director for the center.

The families of some of the 25 girls and two teenage counselors who died in catastrophic flooding in Texas on July 4 are suing Camp Mystic and its owners.

Advocates are questioning why so many applicants from the flood-ravaged county have not received federal disaster help. Nonprofits are trying to fill in the gaps.

Lawmakers say the committee will examine the state's preparation and response, along with the circumstances surrounding the disaster. The historic flooding led to more than 130 deaths.