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Starting this month, Texans who use SNAP benefits to buy groceries will have an average of $212 less per month to buy groceries, as pandemic-era increases to the food assistance program are ended.
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Oxfam America, a nonprofit organization working to end poverty, tracked how states and territories protect, support and pay workers.
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A popular Fort Worth restaurant that runs on a "pay-as-you-go" model to serve the unhoused and food insecure has sights set on a location near UT Arlington.
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Staff and students who run the Maverick Pantry in UT Arlington's College Park Center hope their partnership with Kroger will provide consistency and enrichment in a time of inflation and greater-than-ever need.
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Inflation in March was the highest since December of 1981, with prices up 8.5% from a year ago. Rising prices are especially hard on low-income people, who spend more of their money on necessities.
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Bonton Farms started out as a honey company, employing previously incarcerated men in the community who were looking for jobs. One man says his life would have looked completely different if Bonton Farms hadn’t been created.
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A cooperative initiative in Texas helped bolster the nutrition programs at 5 rural school districts.
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A study finds the pandemic has made life more difficult for food-insecure households in North Texas.
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Southern Dallas land owned by HEB leaves questions after announcement of two new stores in north DFWTexas-based grocer HEB recently confirmed a fall opening for Frisco and Plano locations. Community members residing in southern Dallas raise questions about when their access to fresh food will improve.
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Food banks across North Texas are preparing for another uncertain year as the new COVID-19 variant omicron spread across the country.
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More than 3 million students are eligible for free or reduced-cost meals in the state, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.
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Advocates say racial disparities in food insecurity continue to affect many children in Texas.