Food, Transportation & Energy Resources

Food, Transportation & Energy Resources

Texas Watch and the Texas Watch Foundation are 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: 

• 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)
• New York imposes travel restrictions on visitors from Texas, the latest coronavirus hot spot (Texas Tribune)

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

• How safe is it to eat takeout? (NPR)

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

• Get snacks to go with GoPuff

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

  • Texas will hand out maximum allowable amount of SNAP benefits in April and May

• 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

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: June 25, 2020