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The food bank distribution event, held by North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) in Dallas on Saturday, saw 600,000 pounds of food given away, including 7,000 turkeys
Families were also handed 20 pounds of non-perishables, 15 pounds of fresh produce and bags of wheat bread during the Thanksgiving-themed distribution
Photos taken by NTFB show thousands of cars backed up in four lines outside of Fair Park on Saturday morning, with the lines appearing to span several miles
Last week, Texas became the first US state to report 1 million confirmed cases of coronavirus, with more than 119,000 of those cases reported in Dallas County
In addition to soaring case counts, Texans are also filing initial applications for unemployment relief at a high rate
Nearly 3.8 million people have filed for unemployment relief since the beginning of the pandemic, with the rate double what it was at the start of the year.
Gov. Greg Abbott (Republican) loosens coronavirus restrictions for restaurants and other businesses in most regions of Texas, it was september 17
Well done, Trump had asked all governors not to make restrictions.