The following is a selection of 10 stories highlighting TPR's coverage on hunger in Texas during the COVID-19 crisis. Please click on the bolded links to listen to audio and to see the full online presentation for each story.
RADIO SPECIAL
Hunger In Texas: No End In Sight For Pandemic Food Lines | September 23, 2020
This statewide radio special — which aired in the San Antonio, Austin, Houston and Dallas metro areas among others — combines the first two episodes of "The Shakeout" podcast in radio broadcast form.
- Modern Day Breadlines, Once 'Surreal', Become Commonplace
- In the Face of a Pandemic, Universal Basic Income Is Having a Moment
ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING
Questions And Cancellation Create Doubts For San Antonio-Based Event Planner's USDA Contract | May 28, 2020
USDA Extends Contracts For Some Companies But Advocates Still Want Changes To Feeding Program | June 18, 2020
Congress Investigates Federal Food Program With Ties to Controversial San Antonio Company | August 25, 2020
TPR Sues USDA For Explanation of $39M Food Box Contract Awarded To Wedding Planner With Little Experience | October 1, 2020
Documents Reveal San Antonio Event Company CRE8AD8 May Have Misled USDA In $39M Contract Bid | October 1, 2020
TRACKING PUBLIC DATA AND FOOD BANK RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC
Finding Food In The Desert: Increasing Number Of Families In West Texas Are Going Hungry | July 1, 2020
Food Banks Across Texas, U.S. Brace For 'Perfect Storm' Of August Challenges | July 22, 2020
Did The Number Of Hungry Texans Just Drop By More Than A Million People? Probably Not. | September 11, 2020
Pandemic Drives More Americans To Food Banks | October 7, 2020
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS
Letter from Congress subcommitee to USDA | October 9, 2020
Item #4 in this letter from the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight and Departmental Operations to the Secretary of Agriculture specifically mentions reporting from TPR on CRE8AD8 misleading the USDA. The letter also specifically requests that the USDA provide documents in response to the station’s Freedom of Information Act request.
