Hunger in Texas increases, latest federal survey shows

[w8liftinglady]

These are NOT the ones who voted for Perry...they are struggling to survive.

http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/09/hunger-in-texas-increases-late.html

Hunger in Texas is a growing problem, even as nationwide, federal programs such as food stamps have helped keep food insecurity from becoming worse, a new federal survey shows.

Over the past three years, an average of 18.8 percent of Texas households couldn't get enough food to meet their needs, at least at times, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's latest review, released Wednesday. That was the second-highest percentage of any state, with only Mississippi, at 19.4 percent, looking worse. North Dakota had the lowest three-year average -- 7.1 percent. You can view the report here . Between 2007 and 2009, the Texas food insecurity rate was 17.4 percent, said J.C. Dwyer, state policy coordinator of the Texas Food Bank Network. His group, Baylor University's Texas Hunger Initiative and First Choice Power, also on Wednesday, released a county-by-county analysis of food insecurity in Texas.

It shows Dallas County has about 450,000 people who have unsteady access to food, or 19 percent of its population. In Collin County, there are about 100,000 such folks (and a rate of 14 percent), while in Denton County, the 15-percent rate equates to about 90,000 people.

While Gov. Rick Perry touts his job creation record and Texas' comparatively strong state economy as he seeks the GOP presidential nomination, the report showed blemishes when it comes to Texas' poor.

[Angry Dragon]

1. parry is a blemish

he reminds be of the cyst on rush's ass