Texas Game Wardens around Mystic Camp in Hunt on July 5, 2025 after the devastating flood. {Photo by Brenda Bazán for The Texas Tribune}

By Stephen Simpson / Texas Tribune

In their latest effort to boost camp oversight in the wake of the deadly July 4 floods, Texas officials have proposed hiking annual licensing fees for operators by thousands of dollars and slashing the number of camp representatives on a statewide committee that advises on industry regulations.

On Tuesday, the Texas Department of State Health Services, which regulates camps, posted a

slate of new rules to the Texas Register

that would go into effect next year, and among them are proposals that would increase camp licensing fees based on size and type of camps.

Currently, the start-up licensing fee is $250 for any

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