Families who lost their children in the July 4 flooding at Camp Mystic are testifying before the Texas Senate Committee on Disaster and Flooding Preparedness on Wednesday.

Twenty-seven Camp Mystic campers and counselors lost their lives in the Hill County floods that killed more than 130 people.

Those parents formed a coalition called The Campaign for Camp Safety with a mission to prevent future disasters at youth camps.

“Our children’s lives were cut short because the safeguards in place were not enough,” a spokesperson for The Campaign for Camp Safety said. “We are asking lawmakers to make sure no other family ever has to endure the pain we have lived with every day since July 4.”

Coalition officials say they’ve spoken with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and House Speaker Dustin Burrows, who they say promised to take action.

Among their proposals, the coalition says it wants structures moved away from floodplains and wants a campsite response triggered in case of an emergency, including better communication systems.

They are also calling for an investigative committee to look into the preventable aspects of what happened at Camp Mystic.

Lawmakers are considering those during the current special session.

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