Saving people’s lives during Winter Storm Uri was on the minds of 21 Hays CISD Transportation employees who operated temporary warming centers in their buses. For their efforts, these employees were presented March 5 with Superintendent Coins of Excellence by Hays CISD Superintendent Dr. Eric Wright.

These 21 heroic individuals operated buses that helped approximately 150 people in the Buda and Kyle areas find warmth and shelter during the bitter cold that week.

Transportation employees who ...