Why families are fighting Camp Mystic’s reopening after deadly flood and new Texas laws

Parents who lost children during last summer’s Hill Country flood continue asking state regulators to block the reopening of Camp Mystic’s Cypress Lake campus. The state’s submission period for youth camp license applications ends March 31. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) licenses and inspects youth camps. The DSHS website states that failure to submit an application by March 31 “will delay the issuance of your license.” “We want answers. We want to know what happened to Ellen and to our other daughter, Gwynne,” said Jennifer Getten. Ellen Getten, 9, died during the floods. Her sister, Gwynne, survived.