BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - A long-running summer tradition for Girl Scouts in Aggieland is coming to an unexpected halt.

For generations, the Howdy Day Camp has been a place where Girl Scouts make friends, learn new skills, and explore the outdoors. But this summer, Christine Lawrence, Howdy Day Camp’s registrar, says the camp gates will stay closed.

“Girl Scouts of Central Texas has decided, since legislation’s all over the place and we don’t know what it’s going to look like, they’re going to focus on getting the residential camps, which are the overnight camps, both in Belton and in Austin, up to compliance once they know that information,” Lawrence said. “And so they don’t want any volunteer-run camps for 2026 so that they can make sure that we are meeting those new safety expectations.”

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