Legislative panels adopt joint investigative report into Camp Mystic flood

A joint Senate and House investigating committee on the July 2025 flooding events unanimously adopted the final investigative report on the Camp Mystic flood, the committees announced after investigators presented conclusions and new information.

Chair Flores opened the meeting by calling for adoption of the joint report and praised investigators' work in assembling a "complete and factual record of the events surrounding this tragedy," noting the committee's duty "to honor the memories of those that were lost, and identify lessons that can help prevent future loss of life." The motion to include a supplemental legislator letter in the record was accepted without objection before the formal adoption vote.

Judge Michael Massengale and investigator Casey Garrett presented the report's findings, including four top-line conclusions about emergency planning, preparation, evacuation and reunification. Massengale walked members through supporting evidence, maps and photographs and cited Texas Administrative Code Section 265.15 for the state's emergency-plan requirements. Garrett reported supplemental interviews and a correction concerning the reporting of camper deaths to the Department of State Health Services.

Senator Perry moved to adopt the report; the clerk recorded a unanimous vote on both the Senate and House sides. On the Senate roll call the recorded votes were Chairman Flores, Vice Chair Perry, Senator Hughes, Senator Kolkhorst and Senator Menendez (5 ayes, 0 nays). On the House roll call the recorded votes were Chair Meyer, Vice Chair Moody, Representative Darby, Representative Dyson and one line in the transcript recorded as "Representative comments?" (5 ayes, 0 nays). The committees ordered the report to reflect an updated detail presented by Ms. Garrett about the DSHS reporting.

The committees closed with statements of condolence and renewed commitments to strengthen camp safety and interagency coordination. "We owe it to the victims and their families to learn every lesson that's possible and to ensure that those lessons result in meaningful action," Chair Flores said. The panels adjourned subject to the call of the chair.