Free food giveaway Thursday morning
The Central Texas Food Bank will distribute free food using its mobile food pantries to help those who are facing increased food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday at the Travis County Expo Center, 7311 Decker Lane.
Attendees will receive an assortment of food items which will vary depending on available supplies.
Recipients who are driving through are asked to make space in their trunk or hatch. Those arriving via public transportation or on foot should look for the designated walk-up area and bring containers in which they can carry the food, as it will be in boxes that may be difficult to carry.
Austin 360
For the second year in a row, Rodeo Austin has been forced to cancel its March public events because of the coronavirus crisis.
The multi-week Austin fandango that traces its roots back 80 years has, since the early 1980s, taken place mostly at the Travis County Expo Center in East Austin.
Yet parts of that center, including the main arena, are currently in use as staging points for distributing essential COVID-19 supplies.
Because of that, Rodeo Austin will present only privately attended youth events, such as the Junior Livestock Show, Ag Mechanics Competition, Ultimate Scramble and Youth Auction.
That means that the ProRodeo, carnival, fair and BBQ Austin will be postponed, although it s possible they could be rescheduled later in 2021, according to rodeo leaders.
Austin American-Statesman
Travis County: Food Bank sets free distribution events
The Central Texas Food Bank will distribute free food using its mobile food pantries to help those who are facing increased food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday at the Travis County Expo Center, 7311 Decker Lane; Saturday at Del Valle High School, 5201 Ross Road; and Jan. 30 at the KIPP School south campus, 5107 Interstate 35 South.
Attendees will receive an assortment of food items that will vary, depending on available supplies.
Recipients who are driving through are requested to make appropriate space in their trunk or hatch. Those arriving via public transportation or on foot should look for the designated walk-up area.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to local health officials.
Austin Public Health announced the news last Friday, based on information from the
Texas Department of State Health Services, which is working with the federal
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to dictate how the vaccine will be distributed to Texans. The FDA could approve the Pfizer vaccine as soon as today, Dec. 10. In all, Texas is set to receive approximately 224,250 doses as part of its first week s vaccine allocation, according to DSHS.
More than 150 providers, including APH, have registered through DSHS to distribute the vaccine in Travis County, but these initial doses will go to only eight providers. Vaccinating front-line hospital workers – who state and federal guidelines dictate will be the first to receive the vaccine – in an effort to preserve Austin s health care infrastructure is APH s primary goal, said Travis County Interim Health Authority Dr.