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.

About The Texas Tribune | Staff | Contact | Send a ... The USDA notified states that if the shutdown did not end by Oct. 27, SNAP benefits would be halted on Nov. 1. You can click here to search for your local food bank by zip code.

At least 61,000 people who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits had their private information accessed inappropriately, the Texas Health and Human Service Commission said Friday. On Nov. 21, the commission learned that account ...

As millions of Texans face food insecurity due to a SNAP benefit pause, small businesses in North Texas are stepping up to feed children in need.

Food insecurity strikes a million or more Texans, but SNAP food benefits in Texas add a critical nutritional assistance that allows families to make grocery dollars stretch and eat healthy food. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program provides ...

HOUSTON – For some families in Texas, the monthly deposit of SNAP benefits onto their Lone Star card is the only way they can put food on the table. In March alone, more than 3.56 million Texans relied on SNAP money to help them make it through the month.

Texas SNAP benefits are at risk. If the shutdown goes on past Oct. 27, deposits won't happen. Find out more details now.

Some 42 million recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will have to wait for them to be restored after losing them on Saturday.