TX - Lt. Governor Dan Patrick letter

Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick urging the Department of State Health Services to not renew the license for Camp Mystic for this summer. Patrick wrote in a letter to DSHS Commissioner Jennifer Shuford. “It would be naive to allow Camp Mystic to return to normal operations before all of the facts are known.”  25 campers and 2 counselors died along with the owner Dick Eastland during the flood of July 4th.  The camp’s license is valid until March 6, according to the suit. A DSHS spokesperson said Camp Mystic has until March 31st to apply for renewal with no late fee.  According to the Texas Tribune, Mikal Watts, attorney for Camp Mystic said that the state doesn’t have a regulatory basis to deny a license for Camp Mystic Cypress Lake, which he said is in compliance with state law, on a separate property. Special legislative committees will meet this spring to gather more information about the Mystic deaths. View Patrick’s letter on his social media.