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.

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.

As the government shutdown continues, hundreds of thousands of Central Texans will soon lose their SNAP benefits.

Over 3.5 million Texans who receive benefits from the cornerstone food safety program will be affected. Here's why, and what it could mean for you.