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Whole Foods offers steep discounts on Thanksgiving turkeys for Amazon Prime members

Whole Foods Market flagship store in Austin

Whole Foods announces it's dropping prices yet again.

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On the heels of its $13.7 billion acquisition by Amazon, Whole Foods Market is giving us a glimpse at the price breaks it will be extending to members of Amazon Prime.

Amazon Prime soon will become the shopping rewards program for Whole Foods. In advance of that, Whole Foods is offering discounts on a variety of items — and even deeper discounts for Amazon Prime members. An Amazon Prime membership costs $99 a year.

“These are the latest new lower prices in our ongoing integration and innovation with Amazon, and we’re just getting started,” John Mackey, co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods, says in a release.

Seattle-based Amazon, the No. 1 online retailer, wrapped up its purchase of Austin-based Whole Foods in August. The same day that the deal closed, Whole Foods and Amazon promised to cut prices immediately on an array of Whole Foods items.

As part of the newly announced discounts, Whole Foods just slashed the price of organic turkeys to $3.49 a pound and antibiotic-free turkeys to $2.49 a pound. For Amazon Prime members, organic turkeys will be even lower — $2.99 a pound and antibiotic-free turkeys for $1.99 a pound.

To get the discounted price, Amazon Prime members must find a special coupon on Amazon’s website, take it to Whole Foods before November 26, select the specific type of turkey that’s on sale for Prime Members, and present the coupon to the cashier at checkout. A list of frequently asked questions about the offer is posted on the bottom of its website page.

Other newly-discounted products include chicken breasts, peeled shrimp, canned pumpkin, broccoli, salad mixes, potatoes, and sweet potatoes.

Whole Foods says it’s also cutting prices on items like Lundberg Family Farms rice, Eden Foods beans, Pacific Foods broths, Organic Valley eggs and milk, Vital Farms eggs, Tom’s of Maine toothpaste, and Chobani, Fage, and Siggi’s yogurts.

Amazon says it’s trying to make Whole Foods “affordable for everyone,” helping the grocer shed its “Whole Paycheck” reputation.

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Houston-based media group establishes new bureau in Galveston County

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Josh Adams, Houston Public Media association vice president and general manager announces the bureau launch at a reception at The Bryan Museum in Galveston, Texas

A Houston-based media company is expanding its coverage of the greater Houston area. Houston Public Media (HPM) announced the creation of the Galveston County News Bureau on Tuesday, May 26.

“This bureau allows us to deepen our connection to Galveston County and provide the kind of community-focused journalism our audiences have told us they value and trust us to deliver,” said Josh Adams, associate vice president and general manager, Houston Public Media. “Galveston County is an important and growing part of Southeast Texas, and we are committed to covering the issues, people and developments shaping its future.”

This endeavor is the second news bureau launched by HPM outside of Harris County. The organization created a Fort Bend County News Bureau in 2023 as a way to keep up to date on one of the fastest growing counties in the nation. The Galveston County News Bureau will follow suit. Not only is Galveston County a hub of news and culture, it has the third-largest listener population for HPM's news and talk station, News 88.7. Located just south of Houston, what happens on the island is often deeply connected to the Bayou City.

“Stories emerging from Galveston County have an impact on the entire region,” said Scott Flannigan, senior director of news, Houston Public Media. “We will focus on stories that hold elected and appointed officials accountable, examine how transportation, health care, infrastructure, and job growth are being managed, and highlight the people who live and work in the county.”

HPM reporter Julianna Washburn will serve as the the embedded journalist. Though she just joined HPM in November 2025, Washburn has been a journalist since graduating from the University of Georgia in 2023. Previously, she worked for KAMC News in Lubbock and Community Impact covering education.

The expansion is a welcome sign of health for HPM. Like many public broadcasters, it was hit hard by the elimination of federal funding passed by the U.S. Congress in 2025. However, it rallied through donations from companies like H-E-B earlier this year, raising $3.2 million. HPM reaches a combined audience of nearly 3 million people across 19 counties, making it one of the largest public media organizations in the United States.

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