SNAP, Texas and if shutdown
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The ongoing government shutdown means more than $600 million per month won’t go to millions of Texas SNAP beneficiaries who pump that money into the state economy.
As the government shutdown continues, millions of people in the U.S. could lose their SNAP benefits by Nov. 1, according to the USDA.
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.
FOX 26 Houston on MSN
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.
The Beaumont Enterprise on MSN
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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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.
Delays in routine payments to state agencies have raised the possibility that millions of Texans could lose their SNAP benefits. North Texas recipients
Nearly 900,000 people in the Houston area rely on SNAP benefits to buy groceries, but those payments could stop in November if Congress doesn’t reach a deal to fund the government by tomorrow.