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@MugsysRapSheet Ted Cruz… that’s his red line? Well, okay.

Welcome to #Antifa, Ted! Your dues are payable to the #HoustonFoodBank the first of each month. (Mine go to the #ACLU but don’t worry we’ll start slow.)

Houston Public Media Aug 18, 2025

Changes to SNAP requirements and cuts in funding to the program were signed into law July 4 by President Trump. The added requirements are expected to heavily impact the 12% of the U.S. population that use SNAP.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/arts-culture/food/2025/08/18/528648/taking-away-food-is-taking-away-everything-texans-brace-for-snap-cuts/

#Food #Houston #InDepth #Local #News #Politics #Texas #BigBeautifulBill #FoodInsecurity #HoustonFoodBank #LizzieFletcher #SNAPBenefits #SummerEBT

‘Taking away food is taking away everything’: Texans brace for SNAP cuts

Changes to SNAP requirements and cuts in funding to the program were signed into law July 4 by President Trump as part of the massive tax-and-spending package known as the “Big Beautiful Bill.” The added requirements are expected to heavily impact the 12% of the U.S. population that use SNAP.

Houston Public Media

Mediterranean Diet Aug 17, 2025

Mediterranean Cuisine with a contemporary twist highlighted at Októ for Houston Restaurant Weeks

HOUSTON – Katie Stone visits …
#dining #cooking #diet #food #mediterranean #MediterraneanDiet #MediterraneanFood #MediterraneanCuisine #CleverleyStone #CleverleyStoneFoundation #houstonfoodbank #Mediterranean #mediterraneancuisine #Mediterraneanrestaurant #okto
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2236768/mediterranean-cuisine-with-a-contemporary-twist-highlighted-at-okto-for-houston-restaurant-weeks-2/

Dining and Cooking Aug 17, 2025

Mediterranean Cuisine with a contemporary twist highlighted at Októ for Houston Restaurant Weeks

HOUSTON – Katie Stone visits with Chef Yotam Dolev at Októ, a Mediterranean restau…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanCuisine #CleverleyStone #CleverleyStoneFoundation #houstonfoodbank #Mediterranean #mediterraneancuisine #Mediterraneanrestaurant #okto
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2236768/mediterranean-cuisine-with-a-contemporary-twist-highlighted-at-okto-for-houston-restaurant-weeks-2/

Dining and Cooking Jul 30, 2025

Check out 15 restaurants in the West University area participating in Houston Restaurant Weeks

Houston Restaurant Weeks, an annual fundraiser for the Houston Food Bank, starts Aug. 1 and runs until Sept. 1, according to the fu…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Dining #CommunityImpact #foodies #fundraiser #houstonfoodbank #HoustonRestaurantWeeks #nearme #nonprofit
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2206263/check-out-15-restaurants-in-the-west-university-area-participating-in-houston-restaurant-weeks/

Houston Public Media Jun 20, 2025

Food banks in Houston and other Texas cities have less to give this summer since the federal government cut millions in USDA funding.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/arts-culture/food/2025/06/20/524527/federal-funding-cuts-have-texas-food-banks-worried-about-hungry-children/

#Food #Houston #Local #News #Texas #FederalFundingCuts #FoodPantries #HoustonFoodBank #SNAPBenefits #Usda #WestHoustonAssistanceMinistries

Federal funding cuts have Texas food banks worried about hungry children

Food banks have less to give this summer since the federal government cut millions in USDA funding.

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Houston Public Media Apr 15, 2025

The Houston Food Bank helps feed approximately 1 million people annually across 17 counties in Southeast Texas. But now, due to federal funding cuts at multiple agencies, the nonprofit likely will have to cut back on how many people it serves.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2025/04/15/518881/houston-food-bank-loses-millions-due-to-federal-funding-cuts/

#Houston #Local #News #Politics #DOGECuts #ElonMuskSDOGE #FederalFundingCuts #HoustonFoodBank #PresidentDonaldTrump #USDAFundingCuts

Houston Food Bank likely to scale back services after losing millions due to federal funding cuts

The food bank is “scrambling” to try and make up for some of the losses through donations, said Brian Greene, president of the nonprofit organization.

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Houston Public Media Apr 3, 2025

The Houston Food Bank and Plant it Forward, a nonprofit farming organization, pitched the idea of exempting urban farms from water fees to the Houston City Council’s resilience committee on Thursday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/04/03/517677/houston-food-bank-asks-city-council-for-free-water-for-urban-farms/

#CityOfHouston #Food #Houston #Local #News #FoodInsecurity #HoustonCityCouncil #HoustonFoodBank #PlantItForward #UrbanFarm #UrbanFarming

Houston Food Bank asks city council for free water for urban farms

The food bank pitched the idea to the Houston City Council’s resilience committee. It would save small farms in Houston between $1,000 and $2,000 on their annual water bills.

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Houston Public Media Mar 27, 2025

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo's concessions vendor has donated its leftover goods to the Houston Food Bank -- totaling more than 7,000 pounds of unused produce and food.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/events/houston-livestock-show-and-rodeo/2025/03/27/517072/houston-rodeo-donates-houston-food-bank-7000-pounds/

#Houston #HoustonLivestockShowAndRodeo #Local #News #HoustonFoodBank #HoustonLiveStockShowAndRodeo #RodeoCarnival

Houston rodeo concessionaire donates more than 7,000 pounds of unused goods to Houston Food Bank

Following the last day of the rodeo this past weekend, concessions vendor RCS Carnival Midway donated 7,118 pounds of fresh bread, dairy, meat and produce to the Houston Food Bank. According to the food bank, the goods are equivalent to 5,913 meals.

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Houston Public Media Feb 14, 2025

More than 130 restaurants across the Houston area will be offering special discounts during the last two weeks in February as part the "Eat Drink HTX" event.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/arts-culture/food/2025/02/14/513936/eat-drink-htx-provides-dining-discounts-support-for-local-food-banks/

#Business #Food #Houston #Local #News #DiningOut #EatDrinkHTX #HoustonFoodBank #HoustonKidsMeals #HoustonRestaurantWeeks #HoustonRestaurants

Eat Drink HTX provides dining discounts, support for local food banks

From Saturday through Feb. 28, diners can enjoy a two-course brunch or lunch for $15 or a $25 dinner at participating restaurants. Each meal purchased will help provide three to nine meals for local food banks.

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