food banks

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.

A pandemic waiver allowing parents and guardians to pick up free meals from schools expired at the end of this school year in Texas. Some are now concerned fewer students will have access to nutritious food over the summer.

The Tall City’s reliance on oil and gas makes it particularly vulnerable to high inflation.

The pressures pushing up costs for consumers are also hitting agencies trying to combat hunger, making it hard to keep up with rising demand for their aid.

Food banks across North Texas are preparing for another uncertain year as the new COVID-19 variant omicron spread across the country.

The deadly pandemic that tore through the nation’s heartland struck just as Aaron Crawford was in a moment of crisis. He was looking for work, his wife needed surgery, then the virus began eating away at her work hours and her paycheck.

More than 2.5 million households in Texas didn't always have enough food to eat in November, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. About two-thirds of those households were either Hispanic or Black.

Distributions by the Houston Food Bank now average about 800,000 pounds daily after reaching the unprecedented 1 million pound mark for the first time in the spring, a level that the organization still delivers periodically.

Hunger is one of the most urgent — yet hidden — crises facing the nation. In this special episode of All Things Considered, a look at how food insecurity has been exacerbated by the coronavirus.

In the first episode of "The Shakeout" we explore the effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on hunger in Texas.

With millions of people out of work because of the coronavirus, food banks have seen a major surge in demand since March. But August is set to be one...