AUSTIN, Texas — For a second straight day, some of Camp Mystic's directors were grilled on the witness stand about what they knew, did or didn't do as the catastrophic flood waters swept through the Kerr County camp.

Twenty-seven campers and counselors died in the July 2025 floods while staying at the Guadalupe portion of the campus. Several families who lost children packed a Travis County Courtroom for a second straight day to listen in to the witness testimony. The family who runs the camp, the Eastlands, were also back in court.

The three-day hearing is centered on a temporary injunction, which was filed by the legal team for the final missing camper Cile Steward. Should it stay in place, the order bars Camp Mystic from using or altering buildings at the Guadalupe portion of their campus where the campers and counselors died.

Edward Eastland started the Tuesday hearing back on the witness stand. The Camp Mystic Guadalupe Director said on Monday he did receive the 1:14 a.m. July 4, 2025. CodeRED alert but did not see flood warnings issued the day prior and did not utilize a loudspeaker system to issue a weather warning.

One of Eastland’s attorneys, Mikal Watts, questioned him Tuesday on a number of topics. Watts asked Edward if the 1:14 a.m. CodeRED alert made a noise like an Amber Alert to which Edward said no. When asking Edward when he received the rest of his warning texts about the flood, he said one came in when he was already in the Twins II cabin and the other came after he was swept away by floodwaters and into a tree, his phone still in his truck. Watts also said state lawmakers came to Camp Mystic in March and plan to do so again next week.

An Attorney for the Plaintiffs, Brad Beckworth, questioned Edward one more time Tuesday morning asking if he knew about available weather resources, such as IPAWS. Edward said he learned fully about it on Tuesday. When questioning Edward about sleeping through the 1:14 alert the camp director said it should have been more urgent. Beckworth then asked if Edward wanted a trooper to knock on his door to tell him to go save the children.

After Edward was done on the witness stand, Mary Liz Eastland, also a Camp Mystic Director and the Camp Health Officer was sworn in for questioning.

For the first time publicly she spoke about her account of the July 4th tragedy. She explained waking up to the same call Edward did around 1:30 in the morning before he left with the only walkie talkie they had to use to communicate with each other.

“There was also a text we talked about at 2:21 that informed you that Edmondson Creek was too high to pass,” an attorney with Camp Mystic’s legal team said.

“Yes ma'am,” Mary Liz said.

“Would you consider that to be an unusual event,” the defense attorney asked.

"No," Mary Liz said.

"Why not," the defense attorney asked.

“It happens often,” Mary Liz said.

Mary Liz said as the night went on she eventually woke up her children and they crossed over to her mother-in-law, Tweety Eastland’s, home. Eventually, when water started spilling in, they left to head towards tennis courts where they came across her Brother-In-Law Britt Eastland. Mary Liz said Britt and Tweety both had walkie-talkies. She did say under oath there was no communication between her and campers on Senior Hill and believed her voice would not be heard if she tried to yell.

When questioned by Plaintiff Attorney Christina Yarnell, Mary Liz said she did not go to the Guadalupe portion of the campus until the sun rose on July 4thand she started to do a head count to figure out who was missing.

New 911 calls were also played in the hearing. At least one caller said they couldn’t get in contact with anyone from the front office.

"[The Twins and Bubble Inn campers] were first-year campers. You had 34 more years of experience than Cile. She needed your help and you abandoned her, didn't you," Yarnell said.

"Yes," Mary Liz replied.

Yarnell asked if they reviewed the evacuation locations and Mary Liz said only during counselor orientation. Under oath Mary Liz also testified she has yet to report the 27 deaths to state officials as required by the Camp Health Officer Code.

“You're applying for a new license. Because you want to reopen camp next summer, right,” Yarnell asked.

“I don't, I, yes,” Mary Liz said.

“OK. But you still haven't reported the deaths that occurred the last time you had a license,” Yarnell asked.

“No, ma'am, I have not,” Mary Liz said.

“Don't you think you should update your DSHS application,” Yarnell asked.

“I guess so,” Mary Liz said.

“You guess so,” Yarnell asked.

“I don't know. I'm not the one that's been doing the application,” Mary Liz said.

Mary Liz also noted at the time of the flood she was not signed up for CodeRED alerts nor aware of the difference between a flash flood watch or warning.

The witness questioning continued with Britt Eastland, the director for Camp Mystic’s Cypress Lake portion of the campus. Cypress Lake’s license renewal application is currently under review by state officials.

He spoke about installing new River Sentry Flood Alarms along the Guadalupe River.

“We've not only tried to comply with the new legislation, but try to go above and beyond to give confidence to our parents that are entrusting their daughters with us,” Britt said.

It is anticipated Britt will continue his witness testimony on Wednesday, which is the final day of the hearing.

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