HOUSTON — Before dawn Saturday, vehicles started lining up at NRG Stadium as the Houston Food Bank prepared to open a large-scale “supersite” to distribute food to families worried about the future of federal assistance.

The site, modeled after the drive-thru events deployed during the Covid-19 pandemic, was set up to serve about 5,000 families, supplying them with produce, frozen chicken and other household staples.

Angelina Alonzo said she arrived at 5 a.m., hoping to be one of the first in line. She typically receives $400 a month in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits, which she uses to feed her children and grandchildren, she said — but her funds for November have not arrived, leaving her with no choice but to visit the stadium Saturday.

“It means paying mo

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