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Today, Governor Greg Abbott signed into law both SB1 and HB1, which aimed to establish a baseline of safety measures for campgrounds in Texas, including youth camps. Linnie, along with twenty-four other 8-9-year-old girls and two teenage counselors, was killed in the July 4th flooding event at Camp Mystic. Though flood response legislation was in the first special session, there was nothing specific to camp safety. For the second special session, camp safety was placed at the top of the agenda. It is not just a ceremonial position that camp safety was given SB1 and HB1, but a priority directive given by Governor Abbott that these issues must be addressed. With a ton of hard work from the affected families (https://lnkd.in/gqHY533g), legislators on both sides of the aisle along with our excellent team around the Capitol, this group of families we are a part of, connected through extreme grief and loss, was able to enact real change in record time (literally) that will help prevent injury and death in the summer 2026 camp season and beyond in Texas. We have too many people to thank for helping us in this endeavor, whether it was people scheduling meetings, providing emotional support, making meals and writing condolence cards, especially from Linnie's friends at school. This has been the most challenging period of Callie's and my life, and even though every day seems more difficult than the day before, we are very grateful that the loss of our daughter and the 26 other girls will not be in vain. https://lnkd.in/g2E6VM6y https://lnkd.in/gjhGUrkR