Texas Sen. John Cornyn backs bill to keep SNAP benefits flowing during shutdown as cutoff nears

Texas, offered a pointed analogy Wednesday when asked about Democrats blaming President Donald Trump for the impending cutoff of federal nutrition assistance due to the government shutdown. Cornyn compared Democrats to the proverbial kid who murders his parents,

SNAP cutoff could hurt Texas grocers and the rest of the economy, experts say

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.
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Over 140K Central Texans will lose their SNAP benefits; List of resources for those in need

As the government shutdown continues, hundreds of thousands of Central Texans will soon lose their SNAP benefits.
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Potential SNAP benefit delay could heighten growing hunger crisis in Texas

The potential SNAP benefit delay could increase growing hunger crisis in Texas, a state which has the highest population of food insecure people in the U.S.
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Local NGOs triage the food insecurity burden as SNAP benefits freeze

As the Golden Triangle prepares for Novembers holidays, millions in food assistance funds will be unavailable.
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