Young received the Congressional Community Hero Award.
âWhat you did with COVID, and all the things you did at Fort Hood for us, and then with (Winter Storm) Uri . itâs phenomenal,â Williams said before presenting the award. âI donât think we know how many people youâve touched and saved and so forth, and through your leadership, and we appreciate you.â
Williams represents Copperas Cove in the U.S. House District 25.
Also serving as the cityâs emergency management coordinator, Young has helped organize multiple coronavirus testing and vaccination clinics in partnership with Coryell Health in Gatesville.
He also worked nonstop during the winter storm in February. The fire department was inundated with calls for service during the winter storm. Many of the calls the department responded to were for residents who had run out of oxygen.