Camp Mystic was the totemic rite of passage for girls from establishment families in the American South: Lyndon Johnson sent his daughters there, Laura Bush worked there as a counselor years before ...

Rescue operations are ongoing in Central Texas after flash flooding along the Guadalupe River left 27 dead and 10 girls and one counselor unaccounted for at Camp Mystic. Officials said more than 90 ...

Some camps in the region had to be evacuated, and local newspapers described how Camp Mystic was among those cut off from the ...

Generations of parents sent their daughters to the Christian camp on the Guadalupe. It suffered floods over the years but no ...

Camp Mystic has deep roots with Texas politicians, including former first lady Laura Bush, who worked as a counselor there, ...

Camp Mystic, the summer haven torn apart by a deadly flood, has been a getaway for girls to make lifelong friends and find ...

Century-long history of family ownership. Camp Mystic, which is set to celebrate its centennial next year, was founded in 1926 by E.J. “Doc” Stewart, who coached football and basketball at the ...

About 700 children were at Camp Mystic when flash floods hit on Friday. Here's what we know about the storied summer camp for ...

Camp Mystic, founded in 1926, was known as an exclusive, faith-centered retreat where girls spent their summers immersed in prayer, sports, and sisterhood. But its location—right along the river—made ...

Camp Mystic owners successfully appealed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to redesignate some buildings that had been considered part of a flood-hazard zone.

Science and technology have made many hazards predictable in ways that were unthinkable 150 years ago. Tragedies, like the ...

Camp Mystic director Dick Eastland and other rescuers used SUVs to move girls to safety from three cabins closest to the ...