Strangers who became heroes: The amazing ways people helped each other weather the Texas storm
As snow came down and the power went out, thousands in Texas were left stranded. Here s what some people in Austin did to help.
Krista Johnson, Ryan Poe and Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American-Statesman
Published
10:29 am UTC Mar. 3, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas – Ryan Sivley left his Austin, Texas, home on Feb. 15 to get a Mountain Dew and a pack of cigarettes, as snow began to blanket his city. But as the weather worsened and conditions quickly became dire, the routine errand turned into a grueling four days spent hooking straps and chains to hundreds of stranded vehicles, pulling their passengers to safety.
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