The July 2025 Texas Hill Country floods and the deaths at Camp Mystic

Active · last development Sep 28, 2026: “Camp Mystic seeks to sell the property in bankruptcy as legal problems grow”

What this arc covers

The flash floods that struck Central Texas over the July Fourth weekend of 2025: the more than 100 deaths, including 27 at Camp Mystic, the search for the missing, Trump's disaster declaration and visit, the questions about warnings, sirens, weather service staffing and FEMA's flood maps, the families' lawsuit against the camp, its bankruptcy and decision not to reopen, and the 2026 criminal investigation into the deaths there.

Photo from The Daily Signal, with Texas investigators seek evidence of manslaughter, other crimes in 27 flood deaths at Camp Mystic (Sep 22, 2026), the story with the most independent sources this week.

Earliest story we hold Jul 4, 2025 · 39 stories · 192 independent sources (counted once each) · 451 days

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  1. The July 2025 Texas Hill Country floods and the deaths at Camp MysticThis arcJul 4, 2025 – Sep 28, 2026
  2. The Nepal-China border floods of 2026 caused by a glacier collapseAug 26 – Sep 26, 2026

Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning

Sep 28– 292026Camp Mystic seeks to sell the property in bankruptcy as legal problems grow25 articles · 14 independent sources
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Sep 242026Families want answers as Camp Mystic investigation enters a new phase in Texas5 articles · 5 independent sources
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Sep 22– 272026Texas investigators seek evidence of manslaughter, other crimes in 27 flood deaths at Camp Mystic30 articles · 20 independent sources
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Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below

  1. Jul 4 – 8, 2025Texas flooding: At least 104 people dead, 10 girls still missing346 articles · 75 independent sources
    1. Jul 4, 2025Texas floods leave at least 51 dead, 27 girls missing as rescuers search devastated landscape
    2. Jul 8, 2025Texas floods: Death toll rises to 104, 10 Camp Mystic girls remain missing
  2. Jul 5 – 11, 2025Texas flooding: More than 170 people still missing following deadly floods118 articles · 46 independent sources
    1. Jul 5, 2025More than 40 dead, dozens missing in Texas flooding
    2. Jul 7, 2025More than 160 people are still missing after deadly floods, Texas governor says
  3. Jul 5 – 8, 2025Death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over July Fourth weekend surpasses 10043 articles · 27 independent sources
    1. Jul 5, 2025Texas floods death toll rises to 27 as rescuers search for missing children
    2. Jul 7, 2025Death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend surpasses 100
  4. Jul 6 – 12, 2025Trump to tour Texas flood damage as the scope of the disaster tests his pledge to shutter FEMA82 articles · 33 independent sources
  5. Jul 6 – 13, 2025Central Texas Flash Flooding: New Warnings Issued Sunday As ‘Life-Threatening’ Heavy Rain Hits44 articles · 25 independent sources
    1. Jul 6, 2025Texas flash floods hit residents and campers in a deluge "nobody saw" coming. Here's what to know.
    2. Jul 8, 2025Why were the Texas flash floods so catastrophic?
    3. Jul 11, 2025Texas could be hit by more floods as up to 8 inches of rain forecast
  6. Jul 14 – 21, 2025Number of missing from floods in Texas county drops from nearly 100 to 348 articles · 35 independent sources
  7. Nov 11 – 12, 2025Families accuse Camp Mystic of ignoring risks in Texas lawsuit over flood deaths42 articles · 30 independent sources

Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side

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Jun 30, 2025244919354
Jul 7, 2025306023559
Jul 14, 2025725583
Jul 21, 20252205
Aug 18, 20251408
Sep 22, 202537342
Nov 10, 202519240
Dec 22, 202513116
Mar 2, 20261118
Apr 20, 20260217
Apr 27, 202646221
Jun 22, 2026110330
Sep 21, 202616334
Sep 28, 202618025

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

26% left · 59% center · 15% right of 192 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 39 stories.

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  1. July 2025

    Jul 4– 5At least 13 dead, more than 20 children missing in Texas floods24 articles · 20 independent sources
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  2. Jul 4– 8Texas flooding: At least 104 people dead, 10 girls still missing346 articles · 75 independent sources
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  3. Jul 423 girls missing from Hill Country summer camp after 'catastrophic' flood; 13 others dead10 articles · 7 independent sources
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  4. Jul 5– 6Deadliest floods in the U.S. in the las 25 years31 articles · 12 independent sources
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  5. Jul 5– 10What the Floods in Texas Tell Us About Climate Change20 articles · 19 independent sources
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  6. Jul 5– 9Camp Mystic disaster plan approved 2 days before Central Texas flood killed dozens20 articles · 17 independent sources
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  7. Jul 5– 11Texas flooding: More than 170 people still missing following deadly floods118 articles · 46 independent sources
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  8. Jul 5– 8Local officials facing questions over their actions in the years and hours before deadly Texas floods15 articles · 13 independent sources
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  9. Jul 5– 6An Alabama elementary student and a camp director among those killed in devastating Texas floods7 articles · 6 independent sources
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  10. Jul 5– 7Timeline of National Weather alerts in deadly Texas flash flooding24 articles · 6 independent sources
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  11. Jul 5– 6How torrential flooding wrought tragedy at an almost century-old camp for girls in central Texas12 articles · 7 independent sources
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  12. Jul 5– 8Death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over July Fourth weekend surpasses 10043 articles · 27 independent sources
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  13. Jul 6– 8Deadly Texas floods spark debate over weather service staffing cuts21 articles · 11 independent sources
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  14. Jul 6– 12Trump to tour Texas flood damage as the scope of the disaster tests his pledge to shutter FEMA82 articles · 33 independent sources
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  15. Jul 6Texas flooding: Pres. Trump signs major disaster declaration for Kerr Co.16 articles · 7 independent sources
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  16. Jul 6– 13Central Texas Flash Flooding: New Warnings Issued Sunday As ‘Life-Threatening’ Heavy Rain Hits44 articles · 25 independent sources
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  17. Jul 7– 8Coast Guard hero saves 165 in Texas floods33 articles · 18 independent sources
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  18. Jul 7– 8Cruz office says he returned from Greece ‘as fast as humanly possible’ when floods hit Texas5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  19. Jul 7– 8CNN And Dem Congressman Embarrass Themselves Trying To Blame Trump For Texas Floods6 articles · 6 independent sources
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  20. Jul 7– 11Sirens that make a specific sound for flooding saved everyone in the Texas community of Comfort12 articles · 8 independent sources
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  21. Jul 8– 14Search for flood victims paused as rains raise risk39 articles · 21 independent sources
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  22. Jul 8Country singer Pat Green shares his family suffered ‘heartbreaking loss’ after devastating Texas floods9 articles · 9 independent sources
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  23. Jul 12FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion: records26 articles · 17 independent sources
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  24. Jul 13– 14Commissioners in Kerr County hold first meeting since catastrophic Texas flooding11 articles · 5 independent sources
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  25. Jul 14– 21Number of missing from floods in Texas county drops from nearly 100 to 348 articles · 35 independent sources
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  26. Jul 17Camp Mystic leader may not have seen urgent alert before Texas flood, family spokesman says7 articles · 7 independent sources
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  27. Jul 19How a Hurricane Katrina victim is helping the smallest survivors of the Texas floods7 articles · 7 independent sources
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  28. August 2025

  29. September 2025

    Sep 24Camp Mystic plans to reopen in Texas next summer, leaders say37 articles · 19 independent sources
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  30. Sep 25– 26Parents of missing Camp Mystic flood victim call plan to reopen next year 'unthinkable'6 articles · 6 independent sources
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  31. November 2025

    Nov 11– 12Families accuse Camp Mystic of ignoring risks in Texas lawsuit over flood deaths42 articles · 30 independent sources
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  32. December 2025

    Dec 23Parents are divided on whether their girls should return to flood-scarred Camp Mystic in Texas16 articles · 14 independent sources
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  33. March 2026

    Mar 4– 5Texas judge declines to close Camp Mystic despite family's request after last year's floods8 articles · 3 independent sources
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  34. April 2026

    Apr 24– 25Camp Mystic among 174 Texas camps told to revise emergency plans to reopen7 articles · 3 independent sources
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  35. Apr 30– May 1Camp Mystic says it won't reopen Texas camp this summer after 27 died in flooding last year21 articles · 14 independent sources
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  36. June 2026

    Jun 24Camp Mystic in Texas files for bankruptcy after catastrophic floods killed 28 people31 articles · 19 independent sources
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  37. September 2026

    Sep 22– 27Texas investigators seek evidence of manslaughter, other crimes in 27 flood deaths at Camp Mystic30 articles · 20 independent sources
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  38. Sep 24Families want answers as Camp Mystic investigation enters a new phase in Texas5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  39. Sep 28– 29Camp Mystic seeks to sell the property in bankruptcy as legal problems grow25 articles · 14 independent sources
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