Food, Transportation & Energy Resources

Food, Transportation & Energy Resources

Texas Watch is committed to helping consumers navigate these difficult times. It is important that we all stay home and stay safe. To help you do so, we have compiled resources related to food, transportation, and energy here. For more resources, please see texaswatch.org/covid19. 

Transportation & Travel information: 

• Texas Department of Transportation is still operating most services. Check your local transit service to learn about route closures. 
• Metro cuts buses in half to stop spread of the coronavirus in Houston
• Please see the CDC’s website for travel guidelines, including travel restrictions outside of the US.
• Should you cancel your summer vacation plans because of coronavirus? (Dallas Morning News) 
• Texas DPS begins screening travelers at checkpoints on roads heading from Louisiana (Dallas Morning News)

Grocery Delivery & Pickup services: 

• Instacart

• Favor 

  • Favor is delivering to seniors, in partnership with HEB! Call-in on their hotline to place an order

• HEB, Kroger, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Brookshire's offer curbside pickup and delivery (at some locations)

• Check store hours of Allsup's with Store Hour Finder.

• Check which items are in stock at stores with InStok.Org

• Get local food delivered with Loconomy

• Pop-up restaurants in Austin

• Know the new rules at Walmart, Target, and Home Depot (Dallas Morning News)

Email us how you are saving a trip to the store at texaswatch@texaswatch.org. 

For other food resources, please visit: 

• School meal finder

• Meals on Wheels

• Full Cart Emergency Assistance Application

• Apply for SNAP Benefits

• Find a food bank near you (Feeding Texas)

• Find a Little Free Pantry near you

• See WIC’s updates to food items you can buy

• Find free or reduced cost services with Aunt Bertha

• Where hospitality workers can go for a free or reduced-cost meal in Dallas

• Are you a senior in Bastrop County? Call the COVID-19 hotline: 512-303-4300

• Become a Master Gardener

Energy Bill Assistance: 

• Atmos Energy

• CenterPoint Energy

• Reliant

• Texas Gas Service

Facing Eviction? 

• Texas Supreme Court suspends Eviction Hearings (Office of the Governor)

• Resources for facing eviction (for Austin residents)

• See your housing rights with Austin Tenants Council

• If you are in the North Dallas area and have legal questions about evictions, please email dallas-evictions2020@gmail.com.

For other resources, please call 2-1-1.

Last updated: April 7, 2020