CENTER POINT, Texas – Texas Governor Greg Abbott and First Lady Cecilia Abbott joined AT&T officials to give away more than 200 laptops to Center Point Independent School District students on Thursday.
The event was held at the Center Point High School Gymnasium alongside the Center Point ISD Superintendent Josh Limmer and Leslie Ward, AT&T Southern Region president.
“As part of our ongoing support, we are providing laptops to K-12 students in the region, ensuring they have the resources they need to begin the school year strong,” an AT&T news release said.
The release said 265 laptops would go to Center Point ISD students, while 15 would go to Kerr County families.
Abbott, in remarks during the event, described the accident that paralyzed him and attributed it to the community’s efforts to rebuild after the July 4 flooding.
“You had a tragedy that you didn’t see coming, and it devastated so many families and so many communities in ways that were unforeseen ... but you haven’t given up,” Abbott said. “You’ve responded with resilience, with resolve.”
Thursday marks two months since the deadly floods ripped through Kerr County, killing more than 100 people.
Center Point was one of several communities in the Texas Hill Country affected by the flooding.
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