Texas legislators pass bills targeting flood safety at children’s camps after deadly Mystic disaster

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The Texas legislature passed two bills on Wednesday reforming flood safety regulations after a deadly disaster swept the state earlier this summer, killing over 130 people. 

Twenty-five young girls and two teenage counselors at Camp Mystic were among those who died in the overnight flash floods that caught Texas officials off guard on July 4.

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