AUSTIN, Texas — The need is growing as the government shutdown is set to become the longest in U.S. history.
Drivers packed the parking lot of I.I. Nelson Field in northeast Austin Tuesday night as they waited to get turkey and food supplied by the Central Texas Food Bank.
The special distribution event, which was the second of the day, had the line spilling out into the streets. The event was set to start at 5 p.m. but volunteers started loading up cars just before the start time…