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PHOTOS: School Buses Bring Relief for Hurricane Harvey Evacuees

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Check out these shots of Texas school bus teams in action as they transport Houston-area residents — along with food and supplies — to storm shelters.

Humble ISD school bus driver Patty Laughlin transported Hurricane Harvey evacuees from the Humble community to a shelter at NRG Center in Houston. Photo courtesy Humble ISD

Humble ISD drivers Tiffany Acton and Daniel Laughlin prepare to transport a busload of donated food and supplies to a storm shelter. Photo courtesy Humble ISD

Many of the evacuees transported by the New Caney ISD team had physical disabilities and were in wheelchairs.

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Nolan Correa, associate superintendent of support services for Humble Independent School District (ISD) near Houston, helps fill school buses with food donations. Photo courtesy Humble ISD

New Caney ISD assisted in evacuations in Humble when Humble ISD buses couldn’t access much of the northern part of their district.

A New Caney ISD school bus makes its way through floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey.

New Caney ISD stored white fleet vehicles under cover to protect them from Hurricane Harvey.

Dallas County Schools sent activity buses to transport evacuees who were flown into Love Field in Dallas to a shelter in Irving. Photo courtesy Lisa LeMaster

San Antonio ISD’s transportation department held a water and supply drive. Paper products, pet food, and water were collected and donated to support families affected by Hurricane Harvey. School bus monitor Alfred Gibson (not pictured) initiated the idea, along with the planning and execution.