{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cruz.senate.gov?p=press_release&id=2923", "Sen. Cruz Serves Texans in Houston", "2016-12-14", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "TX", "Ted Cruz", "C001098", "www.cruz.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "HOUSTON, Texas \u2013 U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) yesterday and today participated in service projects in support of Houstonians during the holidays. \u00a0\u00a0\nOn Tuesday, Sen. Cruz visited Interfaith Ministries\u2019 Meals on Wheels and the Fisher House in Houston, where he learned about the organizations\u2019 operations and local needs. He delivered meals to homebound seniors and visited with veterans and their families staying at the Fisher House.\nToday, Sen. Cruz volunteered at the Houston Food Bank, where he joined local third graders who were there on a field trip, to help fill backpacks with food for children in need. He also toured the warehouse and met with food bank leaders to discuss their operations.\n\u201cThere are few better ways for children to get into the holiday spirit than working to make a difference in the lives of fellow Houstonians,\u201d said Sen. Cruz. \u201cThis food bank is a tremendous operation, providing roughly 79 million meals a year and working with roughly 600 volunteer groups throughout Southeast Texas distributing the food. Meals on Wheels is one of the many organizations that works with the food bank and helps provide for people in a time of need. Their example is one we should replicate and look to all across our great state.\u201d\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.cruz.senate.gov?p=press_release&id=2923"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 4.462359007447958, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}