About this episode

Families advocate for stronger summer camp regulations while uncovering the truth behind a tragic flood incident.

In this episode, Camp Mystic families head to the Capitol in Austin to fight for stronger regulations around summer camps. And the Childress family finally learns what really happened the night their 18-year-old daughter Chloe died in the flood. After the Flood is a collaboration between FRONTLINE and The Texas Newsroom .

Topics covered

• regulations
• summer camps
• family stories
• flood impact
• advocacy

Keywords

• Camp Mystic
• Austin
• flood
• regulations
• Chloe Childress
• advocacy
• summer camps

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Camp Mystic, FRONTLINE, The Texas Newsroom

Places: Capitol, Austin

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