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Camp Mystic’s Chapter 11 Plan Proposes Riverfront Property Sale

By Drooid · Sep 29, 2026, 2:44 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Camp Mystic Proposes Sale

Camp Mystic owners have proposed selling the camp’s riverfront property through a Chapter 11 plan.
A July 4, 2025 flood on the Guadalupe River killed 27 campers, counselors and director Richard Eastland.
Families have filed wrongful-death suits against the camp’s leadership.
Texas Rangers are investigating camp leaders for manslaughter and related crimes.
The plan would auction about 749 acres and require any buyer to secure a Texas youth-camp license.

Summary

Creditors Seek Trustee

Creditors urged the court to appoint an independent trustee to oversee the Chapter 11 case.
Natural Fountains Properties, the Eastland family’s land-holding firm, is listed among the Chapter 11 debtors.
The bankruptcy filing paused state-court wrongful-death suits, sending those claims back toward trial.
Hunt and Kerr County have spent more than a year rebuilding infrastructure damaged by the July 4, 2025 flood.

History

Historical Context

August 2005’s Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, flooding 80 % of the city, killing 1,392 people and costing $125 billion, after US Army Corps-engineered levees failed under the Flood Control Act mandates. On July 4 2025, the Guadalupe River flood at Camp Mystic killed 27 campers, spurring wrongful-death suits and a Chapter 11 filing by Eastland’s Natural Fountains Properties, underscoring how major floods repeatedly trigger massive liabilities and reforms in emergency management.

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Camp Mystic Proposes Sale

Camp Mystic owners have proposed selling the camp’s riverfront property through a Chapter 11 plan.
A July 4, 2025 flood on the Guadalupe River killed 27 campers, counselors and director Richard Eastland.
Families have filed wrongful-death suits against the camp’s leadership.
Texas Rangers are investigating camp leaders for manslaughter and related crimes.
The plan would auction about 749 acres and require any buyer to secure a Texas youth-camp license.

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