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Starting this week, each Chick-fil-A restaurant in the Rio Grande Valley area is giving away a complimentary chicken sandwich to guests who place an order through the Chick-fil-A mobile app. From now until Saturday, Feb. 4, residents can use the app to redeem the reward at participating Valley-area Chick-fil-A restaurants. The offer is limited to one person per Chick-fil-A One account. “We invite guests to come and join us for a complimentary chicken sandwich,” Luis Maldanado, local restaurant operator of Chick-fil-A at 27th & Nolana, said in a news release. “We are grateful for our community and hope our guests will stop by for a free entrée to start the new year.”

While Chick-fil-A was serving you sandwiches, it was also serving up data to Facebook’s parent company Meta. According to a new lawsuit filed Sunday, the fast food chain did that in a way that violated one of the only federal privacy laws in the United States.

A Chick-fil-A restaurant is set to open on Thursday at Main and Kirby.

Stores and restaurants open on New Year's Day 2023 include Walmart, Target, Best Buy, McDonald's, Starbucks, and Chipotle.

The employees are owed back wages for their work. The location also was fined for violating child labor laws.

North Carolina eatery had asked some workers to direct traffic but paid them only in meal vouchers — not wages.

North Carolina eatery asked some workers to direct traffic, paying them meal vouchers instead of wages, feds say.

The Department of Labor fined a North Carolina Chick-fil-A after finding it paid some workers in meal vouchers instead of wages and violated multiple child labor laws.

A man in central Florida captured a large bear on video stealing his family's Chick-fil-A dinner delivery right off his front porch.

Chain's quirky offerings include "I Heart Waffle Fries" hoodies and "Chicken for Breakfast" trucker hats and mugs.

Chick-fil-A is offering free sandwiches on Tuesday to celebrate the Astros' World Series win over the Phillies.

A recent roundup ranked the best and worst fast food in each state as well as each chain's top-rated and worst locations. Two Laredo spots were at the top of the fast food chain including a Whataburger and a CiCis Pizza location.

The people are speaking and they’re saying Chick-fil-A has slow drive-thru service -- but those finding come with some nuance, according to a fast-food consumer study by QSR Magazine/Intouch Insights.

A very popular chicken sandwich restaurant has an average wait of 5 1/2 minutes, according to an industry report.

The popular chicken restaurant has an average wait of 5 1/2 minutes, according to an industry report.

Chick-fil-A has the longest drive-thru lines in the country, but still scored the highest customer satisfaction.

A video shared by ABC 24 Memphis showed what appeared to be a Chick-fil-A employee spitting in chicken batter, while the other recorded.

Mykel Gordon, the Chick-fil-A employee who saved a woman from a would-be carjacking in Florida, was invited to throw out the first pitch at the Pensacola Blue Wahoos game on Thursday.

"A major shout-out to this young man for his courage!" deputies said.

A Florida Chick-fil-A employee is being praised for his heroic actions when he stopped a man from allegedly carjacking a woman and her baby.

Breakfast at Chick-Fil-A just got bite-sized. The popular chicken chain announced in a news release that they are currently taste-testing a new menu item: egg bites.

There are five new Chick-fil-A locations coming to the Houston area.

MERCEDES — The city of Mercedes hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday for the Gateway Travel Center, which is bringing Chick-fil-A and Wendy’s restaurants to the Queen City.

Fast food chicken chain Chick-fil-A is opening an eighth Corpus Christi restaurant with a location in Flour Bluff.

Just in case you need some chicken strips and lemonade. We've got all the details on if Chick-fil-A is open on Memorial Day, and if so, what the hours are.

As Chick-fil-A expands in the Rio Grande Valley, the company is starting to search for the next group of franchise owners and operators. Anyone who has a passion for service and would like to apply to be an owner/operator, Chick-fil-A will be hosting an information session Thursday, May 26 via webinar, the eatery said in a release. Chick-fil-A owners and operators come from a variety of career backgrounds and are entrepreneurs who live and work in the communities they serve. You can learn more about the Chick-fil-A franchise opportunity online at https://franchise-chickfila.icims.com/connect?eventId=129385&shareLink=1

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A Chick-fil-A restaurant in California could soon be designated a “public nuisance,” after members of the community have complained to the Santa Barbara City Council.

Popularity of chicken-sandwich chain has for years led to traffic nightmares at multiple locations across the U.S.

Popularity of chicken-sandwich chain has for years led to traffic nightmares at multiple locations across the U.S.

Councilmember says fast-food outlet "oversized for that site, to begin with," with backed-up cars clogging local streets for hours some days

Chick-fil-A applied for a building permit with the Rio Grande Planning Department on Friday morning, the city announced in a news release, to begin construction of the fast-food chain on the corner of U.S. Business 83 and Farm-to-Market Road 755.

Chick-fil-A applied for a building permit with the Rio Grande Planning Department on Friday morning, the city announced in a news release, to begin construction of the fast-food chain on the corner of U.S. Business 83 and Farm-to-Market Road 755.

There’s a new meal option available for employees and guests at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville. The hospital on Tuesday announced the addition of Chick-fil-A services at the hospital’s Window’s Grille cafeteria. Along with its signature chicken sandwiches, colleagues and visitors will have access to healthy menu items such as salads, grilled chicken wraps, and grilled chicken subs, VRMC stated in a media release. The new Chick-fil-A location at VRMC is open 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. “We are excited for even more facility improvement projects scheduled for 2022 that focus on serving our patients, colleagues, physicians, and community.”

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The scheme defrauded customers of nearly $500,000.

Putting another restaurant a few miles away from a busy location doesn't reduce demand, CEO Dan Cathy said.

Portland's Chick-fil-A will be the restaurant chain's fifth standalone storefront in the Corpus Christi area.

Impossible Foods launches fake chicken, Beyond Meat reboots its own. A war in fast-food sector over the chicken sandwich may be poised for a vegan wave.

The Southeastern Conference is moving away from early season cupcakes.

"Our team members are exhausted and there is no relief for them," said one Chick-fil-A outpost in Alabama.

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"Our team members are exhausted and there is no relief for them," said one Alabama outpost of the popular chain.

I ate breakfast sandwiches, hash browns, and coffee from Burger King, McDonald's, Wendy's, Carl's Jr., and Chick-fil-A to find the best morning meal.

A Sick and Shut Down List record of 16 restaurants failed inspection last week, so let’s get right to the paint brushes used for basting, Brickell roaches, another Dunkin Donuts and even a Chick-Fil-A that got closed like it was a Sunday.

Located at 600 Congress Ave., Ste. C150, the newest outpost for the fast-food fried chicken giant is locally owned by Luke Steigmeyer.

Chain cites "transportation delays happening throughout most of the industry" as reason why its eateries are out of some items.

Chain cites "transportation delays happening throughout most of the industry" as reason why its eateries are out of some items.

Notre Dame students objected to a possible Chick-fil-A on campus, citing the company's "history of antagonism toward the LGBTQ+ community."

“I want everyone in South Carolina and across America to know I have Chick-fil-A’s back.”

Chick-fil-A has a record of donating to groups with anti-gay or anti-trans policies

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Planning to have Chick-Fil-A for lunch or dinner? Don’t expect them to have your favorite sauce in stock.

Police are still searching for answers in the fatal shooting of a transgender woman outside a west Houston fast-food restaurant.

These days, every fast food restaurant has an app they want you to download, but before you put a bunch of clutter on your smartphone, you want to know what the apps can do for you.

It’s prom season, and seniors are taking it to the next level this year -- Chick-Fil-A style.

Police are still searching for answers after a transgender woman was killed outside of a Chick-Fil-A.

One woman is dead and two other people are injured following three separate shooting incidents across the Houston area.

HOUSTON – Chick-fil-A will open a new location in Houston’s Sharpstown area next week. Located off of the US-59 freeway feeder near Houston Baptist University’s campus at 7539 SW Freeway, the new location will open at 6 a.m. on Monday, March 8. The restaurant will operate 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Initially, the new location, which will employ some 120 people, will open for drive-thru service only. For more information about the new Chick-fil-A location, click here.

HOUSTON – Nonprofits and organizations serving communities of color in the Houston area can now apply for $5 million in grants through the Chick-fil-A True Inspiration Awards. Applications opened Tuesday, and Chick-Fil-A said grants range from $50,000 to $350,000. Organizations in the U.S. and Canada that are currently making an impact in the areas of hunger, homelessness and education are encouraged to apply. The True Inspiration Awards were created to carry on Chick-fil-A Founder S. Truett Cathy’s legacy of generosity and community service. Since 2015, Chick-fil-A has awarded $290,000 in the Houston area.

Can you imagine eating the same thing every day? Well, Matt Stoudt has been eating Chick-fil-A every day for over 130 days -- except, of course, on Sundays and on Thanksgiving Day. Back in July, the Nazareth, Pennsylvania resident set a challenge for himself -- to break the “unofficial” record for consecutive days eating at Chick-fil-A after learning of a California man who had eaten at the popular chain for 114 days straight. Stoudt said things got rough around day 100 but he didn’t chicken out. Now he’s asking other Chick-fil-A fanatics not to beat him, because he doesn’t want to do it all over again.

HOUSTON – Chick-fil-A said tThis week marks the return of two Chick-fil-A seasonal menu items: the Peppermint Chip Milkshake and Chicken Tortilla Soup. First added to the menu in 2008, the Peppermint Chip Milkshake combines Chick-fil-A Icedream dessert with chips of peppermint bark topped with whipped cream and a cherry. The Chicken Tortilla Soup offered since 2012 features shredded chicken with navy and black beans — all in a white creamy base with a blend of vegetables and spices. Both the Chicken Tortilla Soup and the Peppermint Chip Milkshake are available for a limited time at participating restaurants nationwide. See the full list of giftable ideas by visiting the 2020 Chick-fil-A Holiday Gift Guide.

SAN ANTONIO – The City of San Antonio has been ordered to lift the ban on Chick-fil-A at the city’s international airport. The order comes after the city council banned the restaurant from the airport with a 6-4 council vote. An investigation into the city’s potential violation of federal law and Transportation Department regulations went into effect when the city was suspected of banning Chick-fil-A from operating a restaurant in the San Antonio International Airport based on the company’s religious beliefs. The Federal Aviation Administration announced that San Antonio International Airport will offer Chick-fil-A a lease opportunity for space in Terminal A. "To exclude a respected vendor based on religious beliefs is the opposite of tolerance and is inconsistent with the Constitution, Texas law, and Texas values.

Starting Monday, Chick-fil-A is rolling out three new menu items. The Chocolate Fudge Brownie and a new blend of specialty-grade THRIVE Farmers Hot Coffee will permanently join Chick-fil-A’s menu while the Mocha Cream Cold Brew will only be available for a limited time at participating locations. “We are always looking to add fun and flavorful offerings to our menu, and these new dessert and snack options make perfect additions as we enter the fall season,” the director of menu and packaging at Chick-fil-A said. “We received positive responses when we tested the Chocolate Fudge Brownie and Mocha Cream Cold Brew in select markets last year, and we hope our customers will be as excited as we are to have these sweet treats join our menu nationwide.”The new Chocolate Fudge Brownie combines rich semi-sweet chocolate melted into the batter with fudge chunks. Chick-fil-A’s seasonal Mocha Cream Cold Brew features a swirl of cold-brewed coffee, sweetened cream and chocolate-flavored syrup, served over ice while the new blend of THRIVE Farmers Hot Coffee is described as offering a smooth caramel flavor with a nutty finish.