Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian summer camp in Texas, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization on Wednesday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Texas in Houston. The camp listed its total debt as exceeding $10 million, with some records placing the debt between $10 million and $50 million. Assets were reported in ranges between $100,001 and $500,000, and between $1 million and $10 million.
The bankruptcy filing follows a catastrophic flood on July 4, 2025, that killed 28 people at the camp, including 25 girls and two teenage counselors. The disaster was part of widespread flash flooding in the Texas Hill Country that turned the Guadalupe River into a torrent, killing nearly 140 people across the region. This event is ranked as the sixth-deadliest freshwater flood disaster in the United States. Camp owner Richard Eastland also died in the flood.
Legal and legislative scrutiny has followed the tragedy. Families of the victims filed a lawsuit in November, alleging that operators failed to protect the children as floodwaters approached. Additionally, a report released by the Texas Legislature found that the camp lacked written emergency evacuation plans and provided poor training for its staff.
Despite earlier attempts to seek approval from state regulators, Camp Mystic announced in April that it would not reopen this summer. The decision came amid ongoing investigations and strong opposition from lawmakers and victims' families, who testified before the Texas Legislature calling for the closure of the century-old camp.