Texas food banks mobilize
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SNAP benefits paused in Nov. due to government shutdown
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If the federal shutdown continues past Oct. 27, funding for SNAP food assistance will run out in Texas, potentially leaving 3.5 million residents without benefits.
The ongoing shutdown means more than $600M per month won’t go to millions of Texas SNAP beneficiaries who pump that money into the state economy.
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) has co-sponsored the Keep SNAP Funded Act. According to the Office of John Cornyn, the Act would appropriate full, necessary funding to provide uninterrupted Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to 3.
Sen. John Cornyn signed on as a cosponsor of legislation that would provide uninterrupted SNAP benefits to about 3.5 million Texans during the ongoing federal government shutdown.
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North Texas restaurants offer free meals for kids as families prepare to lose SNAP benefits
As millions of Texans face food insecurity due to a SNAP benefit pause, small businesses in North Texas are stepping up to feed children in need.
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North Texas families fear hunger, voice outrage as SNAP aid stalls amid shutdown: "It's just wrong."
As the government shutdown halts federal food assistance, North Texas families are turning to food pantries, where demand is surging amid fears of going hungry.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission said that SNAP benefits for November would not be issued if the federal government shutdown continued past Oct. 27. In North Texas, where grocery prices continue to climb, the loss of Supplemental Nutrition ...