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Effects of the pause will be especially widespread in Texas, which has the highest population of food insecure people in the country.
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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How East Texans will be affected when SNAP benefits end on Saturday
As the government shutdown reaches its one-month mark, the nation is preparing for the end of SNAP benefits that assist low-income citizens. In Texas, 3.5 million residents rely on food assistance, costing approximately $617 million per month.
Cha Community, a restaurant that serves boba tea alongside Taiwanese and Chinese food, has pulled together enough money to provide 311 free meals in less than a week at its Temple and Waco locations.
As the nation prepares for SNAP benefits to halt on Saturday, leaders turned their attention to public schools. For millions of students, school is the most reliable source of meals.
About 3.5 million Texans—including 1.7 million children—could lose access to SNAP benefits next month if the shutdown continues.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, is the country’s largest anti-hunger program. Teixeira argued that the ongoing government shutdown is “exposing serious problems” in the program, which is set to expire on Friday.
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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,