food banks

To help raise money the Lubbock-area food bank recruited a Michelin-recognized chef.

Opponents say this year's farm bill would significantly cut down on federal meal benefits for low-income Americans. Supporters say projected funding cuts are inaccurate.

High wind speeds couldn’t keep Arlington’s new food delivery drones — or the city’s ambitions to become a transportation innovation hub — from taking off Wednesday.

The Tarrant Area Food Bank said it may not have enough food to help families keep from going hungry over the summer, when school kids eat more meals at home.

Americans likely will waste 312 million pounds of food this Thanksgiving, according to ReFED, a nonprofit focused on reducing food waste.

Just after 1 p.m. on a Wednesday in late September, idling cars are lined up neatly between traffic cones on Fort Worth Drive, its inhabitants waiting for their turn to enter the small white and green building in the corner of a gravel lot.

If the U.S. government shuts down Oct. 1, increased demand for food could stretch the already thin resources at North Texas food banks.

One of the largest community gardens in the U.S., Shiloh Field is cutting operating hours, including maintaining fields and allowing volunteers, from five days a week to only Thursday and Saturday.

During the pandemic, Texans received extra money on their Lone Star cards through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, also known as food stamps. That extra money ends this month.

Obstacles keep many Texans who qualify for the assistance from enrolling.

For people with limited incomes, surging food prices are hitting especially hard. A network of food banks says they need more support from Texas lawmakers.

Food banks across Texas are now struggling to keep up with growing demand even more than they were during the pandemic.