Camp Mystic, Kerr County floods
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The camp announced Monday that 27 of its campers and counselors died in Friday's floods in the Texas Hill Country. The former member of Houston's food insecurity board referred to the camp as a "whites only enclave" in a widely circulated TikTok video over the weekend.
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Sadé Perkins, a former Houston mayoral appointee, has sparked widespread outrage as in her viral TikTok video, she claimed that Camp Mystic, a Texas girls' camp devastated by flash floods, was a 'white-only girls' Christian camp'.
About 1,000 miles away, Texas Longhorns safety Michael Taaffe stood before reporters, wearing a tie with the initials of the 28 victims from Camp Mystic.
The Austin, Texas, fire chief is being accused of denying requests to send rescuers to Kerrville days before the catastrophic flooding — because of an $800,000 dispute with the state government.
Controversy erupted after a fundraiser for Sade Perkins, a former Houston official who made racial comments about the 27 girls who died in Camp Mystic floods. Read More
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Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain.
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Liam Gallagher sparked controversy just days before he reunited with his brother Noel for the start of their Oasis tour.
Experts say camps offer the opportunity to try skills and social situations while developing a stronger sense of self in the safety of communities that share values.
What Mystic Valley’s proponents and critics agree on is that its colorblind approach is at the heart of the controversy.
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A former Houston official faces harsh criticism over her comments about victims who died in Texas floods over Independence Day weekend.