Close to a year after catastrophic flooding tore through the Texas Hill Country, state lawmakers have officially adopted a report laying out recommendations aimed at strengthening how the state predicts and responds to natural disasters.
Among the most significant findings in the report is that Camp Mystic, which became a focal point of the flooding disaster, had no emergency plan in place at the time of the deadly event.
State legislators approved the report’s recommendations as part of a broader effort to address the gaps in preparedness and response that were exposed by the disaster.
The flooding, which caused widespread devastation across the region, prompted scrutiny of how facilities and emergency management officials handle extreme weather events and whether adequate systems exist to protect lives when disaster strikes.
