These Texas counties are at most at risk.

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SNAP benefits to end in days: These Texas counties are at most at risk.
Newer figures from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) show only slight shifts. As of September 2025, Harris County still has by far the largest number of SNAP-eligible individuals, while Fort Bend, Galveston, and Brazoria have seen the steepest growth. Montgomery County is the only major Houston-area county showing a decline.

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Texas SNAP benefit pause: Here’s how to receive and give help
How do SNAP benefits work? What to know about the government program
Texas food banks prepare for surge in clients with SNAP aid slated to stop next week
Food banks in the state are planning for a surge in clients when those benefits stop going out Nov. 1 due to the ongoing government shutdown.

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Families in WA could lose SNAP benefits amid shutdown. Here’s how to get help
Losing your SNAP benefits Nov. 1? Here are some local resources to help
Texas food banks mobilize as shutdown causes delay for SNAP recipients
The potential impact of delayed SNAP benefits will affect thousands in the Texas Panhandle,” said Zack Wilson, executive director of High Plains Food Bank (HPFB).

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Food Banks, DoorDash Brace For 42M Americans To Lose SNAP Benefits Amid Gov't Shutdown
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San Antonio Food Bank prepares for 50,000 more weekly clients as SNAP benefits dry up

SNAP benefits will run out soon, impacting millions of Texas residents as shutdown drags on

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.
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Losing SNAP benefits in Denton County? Here are some local food assistance resources

As the government shutdown continues, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will run out on Nov. 1.

Tarrant County nonprofits could struggle to fill void when SNAP benefits end

With SNAP benefits set to end, social services organizations will likely be asked to do more. But funding cuts have hampered their efforts.

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

Cornyn is one of 10 Senate Republicans co-sponsoring legislation offered by Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., to fund SNAP, more commonly known as food stamps,

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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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.

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.

Democratic AGs and governors sue USDA for suspending SNAP benefits

More than two dozen Democratic state leaders are suing the Department of Agriculture after the Trump administration said it would not use contingency funds to pay SNAP benefits during the shutdown.
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