Deadly Texas Flood Exposes Critical Flaws in FEMA’s Outdated Flood Maps
Deadly Texas Flood Exposes Critical Flaws in FEMA’s Outdated Flood Maps The recent devastating flood at Camp Mystic in Central Texas, which tragically claimed the lives of 28 campers and staffers on July 4-5, 2025, has cast a harsh spotlight on the critical inadequacies of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) flood insurance maps. The disaster highlights how outdated government data and a problematic appeals process may be inadvertently incentivizing property owners to underestimate and increase their flood risk, with…