Michael McCown sent his 8-year-old daughter Linnie to a summer camp in central Texas trusting she would be safe.

Senate Bill 1, which would require more oversight of emergency plans and evacuation procedures at summer camps, was advanced after the emotional hearing Wednesday.

Parents of the 27 campers and counselors killed when floodwaters rushed through a summer camp in Texas' Hill Country pleaded with lawmakers Wednesday to pass a bill that would boost camp safety.

KERRVILLE, Texas — A new foundation called the Heaven’s 27 Fund looks to honor the legacies of the 27 campers and counselors who died during the July 4 floods at Camp Mystic.

Three North Texas families told lawmakers about their daughters and asked them to pass stricter regulations for Texas' summer camps.

Experts say conspiracy theories on the Hill Country flood that took out Camp Mystic will compound over time as extreme weather narratives solidify.

The Fourth of July flood bore a striking similarity to the Hill Country flood that killed 10 summer campers in 1987. In the following years, officials took little action to protect against the next storm.

At least 18 youth summer camps across North Carolina stand on or are very near federally designated floodways and flood zones, according to state and federal maps reviewed by The News & Observer. Three of those are located in high flood risk areas, as defined by federal regulators.