Several La Vega ISD parents reached out to Central Texas News Now after their children were riding home in district buses that did not have air conditioning.
Central Texas News Now reached out to 72 Central Texas school districts to see how many of their buses did and did not have air conditioning. Out of the 72 districts contacted, 28 responded to our request.
| School District | Number of buses WITHOUT A/C | Percentage of bus fleet WITH A/C |
| Axtell ISD | 4 out of 16 | 75% |
| Bremond ISD | 0 out of 12 | 100% |
| Burnet ISD | 0 out of 52 | 100% |
| Buffalo ISD | 0 out of 11 | 100% |
| College Station ISD | 0 out of 101 | 100% |
| Connally ISD | 2 out of 24 | 92% |
| Lorena ISD | 2 out of 17 | 87% |
| Robinson ISD | 3 out of 24 | 88% |
| Killeen ISD | 0 out of 340 | 100% |
| Florence ISD | 0 out of 14 | 100% |
| Hillsboro ISD | 15 out of 23 | 65% |
| La Vega ISD | 3 out of 28 | 89% |
| Marlin ISD | 0 out of 17 | 100% |
| Mart ISD | 8 out of 13 | 38% |
| Meridian ISD | 1 out of 13 | 92% |
| Robinson ISD | 3 out of 24 | 88% |
| Salado ISD | 19 out of 30 | 37% |
| Teague ISD | 16 out of 26 | 38% |
| Temple ISD | 21 out of 83 | 75% |
| Troy ISD | 6 out of 14 | 57% |
| West ISD | 6 out of 13 | 54% |
| Wortham ISD | 6 out of 10 | 40% |
| San Saba ISD | 2 out of 15 | 87% |
| Leander ISD | 0 out of 132 | 100% |
| Belton ISD | 0 out of 104 | 100% |
| Crawford ISD | 6 out of 11 | 45% |
| Waco ISD | 0 out of 83 | 100% |
| Corsicana ISD | 0 out of 19 | 100% |
Myss Peel, a concerned mother of four children. explained that it's not just the fact that her children's La Vega ISD bus has no air conditioning. Most times, she said, the windows are all closed.
"I was like y'all got the windows up. It's hot on here. The kids already sweating, at least let the windows down. The kids are like exhausted like, no energy no nothing. My kids get off school at 2:45 they don't make it home till 4:45" said Peel.
With more than 10 100 degree days in August so far, parents are saying it is far too hot for their young children to have to endure the heat.
Central Texas News Now reach out to La Vega ISD's Assistant to the Superintendent Lori Mynarcik, who explained that of the 28 buses the district has, 25 have air conditioning. Mynarcik further explained that children are supplied water on the three buses without air conditioning.
Mynarcik said three temporary buses are about to become available to replace the three buses without air conditioning.
The transportation company La Vega ISD uses, Durham School Services, gave Central Texas News Now the following statement:
"We can confirm that 18 of our 21 buses serving the La Vega ISD schools are equipped with air conditioning units. However, three of our buses do not have air conditioning. We do provide students each day with drinking water. Due to these extreme heat conditions, beginning on Friday, August 23, we will be replacing these three vehicles with buses that have been equipped with air conditioning."
