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 ...

As the government shutdown continues, millions of people in the U.S. could lose their SNAP benefits by Nov. 1, according to the USDA.

Editor's note and clarification: the story has been updated to better reflect the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's explanation on what are active system issues, and its response on a vendor contract. The commission also said it's taking the ...