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AUSTIN, Texas — <\/span>A Texas judge is hearing evidence Wednesday on whether the youth camp where 25 girls and two counselors were killed in catastrophic floods last year<\/a> should remain closed while a lawsuit filed by one of the girls\u2019 families is pending.<\/p>\n The family of 8-year-old Cile Steward, who was swept away during the flooding and whose body still has not been recovered, has asked a Travis County judge to prevent Camp Mystic’s owners from reopening the camp and to halt any construction while the lawsuit is pending. Their request for a temporary injunction maintains that any changes at the camp could destroy evidence needed for their lawsuit.<\/p>\n \u201cIt now falls to this Court to protect the public, plaintiffs\u2019 search for answers, and the evidence at the Camp Mystic site,\u201d the attorneys wrote.<\/p>\n The camp\u2019s decision last year to partially open and to construct a memorial on the grounds drew outrage<\/a> from many of the girls’ families who are mourning their loved ones and who said they weren\u2019t consulted on the plans.<\/p>\n \u201cWe call on Camp Mystic to halt all discussions of reopening and memorials,\u201d CiCi and Will Steward wrote to Camp Mystic officials after the camp’s decision was announced.<\/p>\n Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has asked Texas regulators not to renew the license<\/a> for Camp Mystic while the deaths are being investigated and cited legislative probes that are expected to begin in the spring. <\/p>\n