Editor's Note: The video above is from KXAN's newscast on Aug. 20, 2025.

HUNT, Texas (Nexstar) -- Camp Mystic sent a letter to Texas lawmakers inviting members of newly formed investigative committees to physically tour their campsite, saying it "is the best and only way to learn exactly what happened" in the early hours of July 4.

The letter, sent to lawmakers last week, is signed by members of the Eastland family who own the Texas Hill Country camp. The camp is located along the banks of the Guadalupe River, which experienced a historic flood on Independence Day. The floodwaters rushed through the camp and lead to the death of 27 girls who were at the camp, including Dick Eastland, the co-owner and director of the camp.

Texas leaders announced earlier this month the creation of two in

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