April 30, 2026 at 11:09 am Updated April 30, 2026 at 11:38 am AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Camp Mystic on Thursday halted plans to reopen this summer, backing down after months of intensifying outrage by Texas lawmakers and the families of 27 young campers killed last year when floodwaters swept through the all-girls Christian camp in the middle of the night. The decision, a striking reversal of the camp owners’ determination to reopen amid bitter opposition, follows weeks of testimony in court hearings and legislative investigations. Those hearings laid bare the camp’s lack of detailed planning for a flood emergency, reliance on poorly trained staff, and missed chances for an evacuation that came too late as floodwaters ripped through the camp. The floods that devastated the Texas Hill Country camp claimed the lives of 25 campers and two teenage counselors. The camp’s owner, Dick Eastland, also died in the flooding.…