From brisket to carne asada, Texas is known for meat, making this annual gathering in a small Rio Grande Valley town stand out.
This week’s Insider Deals are so good you’ll want all of themThe third annual Vegan Fest was held this year in Elsa on May 11. Elsa is in the Rio Grande Valley , about 22 miles northeast of McAllen.— a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. ELSA — Hungry residents from around the Rio Grande Valley showed up at a concert venue here Saturday to get a taste of what local vendors had to offer.
The gathering was the Valley's third annual Vegan Fest, an event that draws vegans, vegetarians and even meat-eaters, showcasing that both vegan food and the appetite for it exist in the Valley. Aside from a few small gatherings in McAllen, there was a lack of vegan options and events, she said. So she and a friend brainstormed ideas for a festival that came to life in 2022. Taking up one city block in downtown Harlingen, the inaugural event included 15 food vendors who all sold out within an hour.
This year, the event included 16 food vendors, 17 artisan vendors and eight nonprofit groups. A local rock band, a fire dancer and a drum circle provided entertainment for the evening. Nearly 1,000 people attended. Her daughter also seemed to enjoy the plant-based grub, eating up every last bit of faux taco meat that fell onto her plate.
Legal challenges were also filed against similar laws in Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas. A federal judge in Arkansas ruled in favor of Turtle Island Foods, though the company was not successful in Missouri. The Mississippi case, filed by Upton’s Naturals Co. and The Plant Based Foods Association, was settled out of court. The cases in Texas and Oklahoma are ongoing.
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