Nearly one year after catastrophic flooding in Texas killed 25 girls, two teenage counselors and camp director Richard Eastland at Camp Mystic, the all-girls Christian summer camp filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday.
Records filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas in Houston show the camp reported more than $10 million in liabilities and assets estimated between $100,001 and $500,000. The filing is intended to allow the camp to continue operating while it reorganizes its finances and deals with claims tied to the disaster.
The bankruptcy comes after months of legal and regulatory scrutiny. Families of victims sued the camp in November, alleging its operators failed to take steps needed to protect campers as floodwaters surged toward the Guadalupe River property on July 4, 2025. State lawmakers have also investigated the tragedy, and a final report released in June concluded the camp lacked required written emergency plans and adequate evacuation measures.
The floods were part of one of the deadliest natural disasters in recent Texas history, killing at least 136 people along several miles of the river. The devastation prompted questions about warning systems, camp preparedness and the broader emergency response in the Hill Country.
Camp Mystic had also abandoned plans to reopen this summer after facing mounting criticism from victims’ relatives and lawmakers. The camp had initially hoped to resume operations on a portion of the property that was not directly affected by the flooding, but it withdrew its license application in late April after intense public pressure and ongoing investigations.