There are some contingency funds, totaling just under $6 billion, that could, in theory, be used to keep SNAP running.

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) has co-sponsored the Keep SNAP Funded Act. According to the Office of John Cornyn, the Act ...

Food assistance will be canceled in November amid the current federal government shutdown, halting benefits for 11% of Texas' ...

Texas is home to 254 counties—more than any other U.S. state—and has wide disparities in SNAP participation. According to ...

The Wichita Falls Area Food Bank is gearing up to help people in North Texas during the U.S. government shutdown.

Biundo’s Pizzeria, a family-owned restaurant in Venus about 35 miles south of Fort Worth, announced it will give away one ...

While 25 states plus Washington, DC filed a lawsuit on Oct. 28 in an attempt to force the Trump administration to fund ...

The Keep SNAP Funded Act would ensure that the USDA can keep paying SNAP benefits even when Congress hasn’t passed a new ...

If the federal shutdown continues past Oct. 27, funding for SNAP food assistance will run out in Texas, potentially leaving 3 ...

The ongoing shutdown means more than $600M per month won’t go to millions of Texas SNAP beneficiaries who pump that money ...

Food banks across Texas are preparing for increased demand as SNAP benefits are set to halt Saturday, affecting millions of ...