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Legislative Session 101

Every two years, the Texas Legislature convenes for a 140-day regular legislative session... Read More

Harvey Donations in Action — Disaster Response Mobile Pantry

West Texas Food Bank brings the first of its kind Disaster Response Mobile Pantry to the state. Read More

Meet Sandy

For nearly half a century, Sandy worked as a school bus driver. Ten years ago, she started volunteering at her local food pantry. Read More

Meet Carter and Annabelle

Carter, Annabelle and their daughter moved to Beaumont from Galveston after Hurricane Harvey. Read More

Meet Kemi

“I love to give back because ten years ago, I was in this situation. I had to be on food stamps, and my husband just lost his job. I just had the twins, and then we just [were] going through crisis.” Read More

Fight for a Better Farm Bill

Call your member of Congress and tell whoever answers you oppose cuts to SNAP in the Farm Bill. Read More

Meet Jasodra

Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, Jasodra moved to the United States in the 1960’s after meeting her now-veteran husband. Read More

Meet Veloria

Veloria is an Austin resident who can remember what the city used to be like. Read More

Meet Marissa

Marissa is a smart, dedicated college student and mom who depends on SNAP to help her reach her goals. Read More

Recipes in a SNAP

A new cookbook builds on our committment to giving hungry Texans tools to improve their health. Read More

Meet Ramona

Not even a flood can stand in the way of this Houston student keeping her family fed. Read More

Check the box!

A brand new way for hunters to help hungry Texans. Read More

Feeding Texas Staff Give Back

On June 22nd, we volunteered at the brand new Central Texas Food Bank. Read More

Independence From Hunger

Meet Bre Anna, a Texas navy veteran piecing together a hunger-free future. Read More

Serving Our Seniors - Three Stories

Twenty percent of Texas seniors are food insecure. We spoke with three of them. Read More

Ten Dollars and a Good Vibe

Join us at the Lone Star Beer Texas Heritage Festival, with all proceeds benefiting Feeding Texas. Read More

A White House Report Everyone Should Read

A new report references over 100 pieces of peer-reviewed research and government analysis pointing to a single conclusion - SNAP works. Read More

Ending Hunger Takes More Than Turkeys

As food banks have evolved, we have come to an inescapable conclusion - solving hunger will take more than private charity. Read More

AmeriCorps 50th Anniversary Poverty Summit

On July 28th, we helped host a city-wide poverty summit in commemoration of the AmeriCorps 50th Anniversary. Read More

Managing the Disaster AFTER the Disaster

When a disaster proves too much for one food bank to handle, Feeding Texas quickly steps in. Read More

Feeding With Impact for Better Health

The first annual VIVA Fresh Expo highlighted how food banks and the produce industry can work together. Read More

SNAP Judgment

Bad state proposals could burden hungry families and roll back modernization efforts by a decade. Read More

Wages vs. Welfare - Increasing Income to End Hunger

Increasing wages is a necessary and important area for those who hope to end hunger through better public policy. Read More

All aboard the Produce Express!

Our food bank in Wichita Falls is finding new ways to get fresh produce to those who need it most. Read More

Bridging the gap for hungry seniors

Our new senior SNAP outreach toolkit provides a very simple but thorough “How-To Guide” for outreach workers in various settings. Read More

A new name, a new look, a new direction

The launch of our new website formally marks our name change from the Texas Food Bank Network to Feeding Texas. Read More

Farm Bill must be last time hungry families suffer

When Congress passed a farm bill, they included a provision that will sharply reduce SNAP (aka food stamps) benefits for 850,000 households in sixteen states over the next decade. Read More

Hunger Clock Chimes for Four Million Texans

On Nov. 1, 2013, four million Texans saw a big chunk of their monthly food budget disappear overnight when a largely unpublicized change to the federal SNAP, or food stamp program, took effect. The change was immediate and irreversible. Read More

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