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As Jobs Dry Up, More West Texans Are Going Hungry

Food banks have their work cut out for them as unemployment has swelled across the country. And in West Texas, feeding people across a vast, remote stretch of land has become a major challenge.

Texas Public Radio’s Paul Flahive reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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