Texas SNAP Program - Search News

These Texas counties are at most at risk.

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.

25 News KXXV · 1d

Texas SNAP benefit pause: Here’s how to receive and give help

· 1d

Data shows where most of the North Texans will be hurt by the loss of SNAP benefits

A food pantry in NYC prepares for an increase of need

Digest more

· 16h · on MSN

SNAP benefits set to pause Nov. 1. Here's where to find food assistance in Houston.

Since Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will run out Friday due to a lapse in funding, because of the federal government shutdown, Americans may be forced to seek other options...

· 4h

A food pantry in NYC prepares for an increase of need as SNAP benefits are set to end

· 1d

Food pantries across RI brace for surge in demand as SNAP benefits set to end

· 1d

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.

· 1d

Chicago-area food pantries worry they can't meet need after SNAP benefits end

· 1d

Texas food banks boost aid as SNAP hit by shutdown effects

Texas Democrats call on Gov. Greg Abbott to intervene before SNAP benefits lapse

The calls to the Republican governor came as the food stamp program was set to run out of funding amid the government shutdown.

ValleyCentral.com on MSN

Texas Democrats urge Gov. Greg Abbott to direct emergency funds to address the looming SNAP crisis

TEXAS TRIBUNE — Texas Democratic lawmakers have urged Gov. Greg Abbott to use his executive authority to provide emergency state funding — a move he has done before — to offset the looming federal suspension of SNAP benefits this weekend for 3.

KCEN-TV on MSN

Central Texas business offering free meals to SNAP recipients Nov. 1

Cha Community in Waco and Temple is offering a free meal to SNAP cardholders on Nov. 1 as recipients are set to lose benefits due to the government shutdown.

20h

November SNAP benefits paused amid government shutdown; Central Texas Food Bank stays open

Millions of Texans are expected to be impacted by the halt in SNAP benefits next month, as a result of the government shutdown. Austin-area food banks stay open to help those facing food insecurity.

Amarillo Globe-News on MSN

Texas food banks mobilize as shutdown causes delay for SNAP recipients

With SNAP delays set to begin Nov. 1 that will impact more than 3.5 million Texans, food banks in the state are bracing for a surge in need.

25 News KXXV

SNAP cutoff could hurt Texas grocers and the rest of the economy, experts say

Those who rely on SNAP to buy groceries for themselves and their families make up about 12% of all grocery sales nationwide, according to the National Grocers Association.

KRIS-TV

SNAP shutdown may create uncertainty for businesses

The ongoing government shutdown has halted Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, creating uncertainty for local businesses in Kleberg County that accept the program as payment.

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth on MSN

SNAP Benefits Latest: Federal judge hears arguments over emergency funding

A federal judge in Boston has indicated that she may intervene and require the federal government to fund the SNAP food assistance program in some way.

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.