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With SNAP benefits on hold, Laredo food banks and schools mobilize to feed families. A citywide food drive is planned to help ...

Here's where North Texans can find help as the government shutdown continues. And how you can help your neighbors in need.

A Trump administration proposal would strip Texas’ more than 86,000 DACA recipients of their work permits — including two nurses who say they’ll move to other states if that happens.

Across Tyler, families like Lisa Patlin's rely on food banks, but they are already seeing longer lines and lighter shelves, ...

Users shared this true claim amid uncertainty regarding whether Americans would receive federal food benefits during the 2025 ...

The TikTok rumors come as food banks report surging demand and millions brace for potential SNAP disruptions if the ...

The Texas Department of Agriculture says it's working with federal and local agencies to continue serving students meals amid ...

A new lawsuit by Democratic state officials seeks to uncork emergency money to help tens of millions of Americans keep buying ...

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

About 3.5 million people in Texas depend on SNAP benefits. 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.

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