Texas deputies pay for family who couldn’t afford hotel room

Updated: Feb. 18, 2021 at 7:44 AM CST

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (WVUE) - Extreme weather has plunged millions in Texas into frigid darkness.

Deputies in the Lone Star State are not letting it dim their humanity.

When Harris Country Sheriff’s Deputies learned a man couldn’t afford to stay the night at a local hotel, they paid out of pocket for a room for the family.

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