Even as heavy wind and rain pelted the area, Tarrant County Commissioner Alisa Simmons joined with the Tarrant Area Food Bank and North Texas Community Health Centers to hand out thousands of eggs to the community.
Simmons and her team were met with a line of cars that gathered at the Southeast Community Health Center before dawn.
“You know the economy is not doing as well as it should be,” said Simmons. “Just yesterday, [a] market loss. Food prices are high, people are losing jobs, even in the county. I wanted to do something for the community that shows them that we care, I care.”
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, egg prices recently fell to about $3 a dozen and grocery store prices across North Texas reflect similar prices…