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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
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Houston SNAP Recipients Can Now Buy Two-For-One At Local Farmers Markets

Jen Rice

Posted on April 16, 2019 · A new program aims to help low-income residents double their benefits when buying local produce.

Tags Commissioner Rodney Ellis farmers market food insecurity food stamps snap Urban Harvest

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Houston Matters

Farmers Markets Highlight Houston’s Local Food Growers And Products

Abner Fletcher

Posted on September 21, 2018 · Houston Matters producer Michael Hagerty visits the City Hall Farmers Market.

Tags bees City Hall Farmers Market Doggiee Snack Bar farmers markets Good Cravings Gulf Coast Honey Bee Farms honey local food Michael Hagerty Panzarella Import Co. Urban Harvest

Downtown Farmers Market

Houston Matters

Farmers Markets Highlight Houston’s Local Food Growers and Products

Michael Hagerty

Posted on March 7, 2017 · Houston Matters producer Michael Hagerty visits the City Hall Farmers Market.

Tags bees City Hall Farmers Market Doggiee Snack Bar farmers markets Good Cravings Gulf Coast Honey Bee Farms honey local food Michael Hagerty Panzarella Import Co. Urban Harvest

Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
August TV Drive is ongoing! Visionary Leader Andrea Bryant $25k matching challenge

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An investigation into the Astroworld tragedy could take weeks, Harris County leaders say

Andrew Schneider

Posted on November 10, 2021 · County Judge Lina Hidalgo warned that completing the toxicology reports alone would take weeks.

Tags Astroworld Commissioner Rodney Ellis Harris County Commissioner Adrian Garcia Harris County Commissioner Tom Ramsey Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo

Health & Science

Study Finds 1 In 8 Texas Households Struggles To Get Food In Texas

Andrew Weber, KUT

Posted on September 10, 2021 · Texas saw a spike in food insecurity at the start of the pandemic, according to a new report from the USDA. But that largely leveled off due to rent relief, eviction bans and expanded food-access programs.

Tags american rescue plan feeding texas food food insecurity U.S. Department of Agriculture

Energy & Environment

How Harris County Plans To Remedy A $1.4 Billion Flood Control Shortfall

Andrew Schneider

Posted on March 19, 2021 · Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis says it’s critical that the county address inequities that have left many of the county’s poorer neighborhoods at high risk of flooding.

Tags Commissioner Rodney Ellis environmental justice flood bond projects Harris County budget Harris County Flood Control District

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Houston Food Bank Says It Faced Record Demand During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Elizabeth Trovall

Posted on March 17, 2021 · In the last 12 months, the Houston Food Bank has distributed more food than any other year due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Tags COVID-19 food insecurity houston food bank pandemic

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