Accusations of widespread fraud are at the heart of the Trump administration's policies on SNAP.

As the federal government raises new questions about the integrity of SNAP benefits, one Brazoria County community isn’t waiting for Washington to fix it.

With the federal government now reopened, the USDA says states should receive SNAP funding within 24 hours meaning benefits could be reloaded onto Lone Star Cards in the coming days. But as families wait, Houston food banks are seeing record demand, with hundreds lining up for hours just to bring home groceries.

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history may be officially over, but getting everything back up and running won't happen all at once.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday ordered states to send full SNAP benefits “promptly.”

The government shutdown may be over, but uncertainty remains for the 42 million Americans relying on SNAP benefits.

Some small grocery stores and neighborhood convenience stores are eager for the U.S. government shutdown to end and for their customers to start receiving federal food aid again.

The Supreme Court has extended an order blocking full SNAP payments.

The federal government paused SNAP payments at the beginning of the month because of the shutdown.

The Trump administration is again asking the Supreme Court to keep full food aid payments on hold.

The Trump administration’s legal efforts to fight having to fully fund food stamps for millions of vulnerable Americans is creating an opening for Democrats eager to use the longest government shutdown in U.S. history to paint the president as callous and out of touch.

With SNAP benefits going out late, nonprofits are begging for pet food donations to prevent desperate owners from surrendering their dogs and cats to animal shelters.

A new memo from the U.S. Department of Agriculture says the federal government is working to release full November SNAP benefits as soon as today, even as the Trump administration continues to argue in court that it doesn’t have the funding to do so.

The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown.

A federal judge in Rhode Island has ordered the Trump administration to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November.

Although the federal government has said it will deposit half of November benefits, Texans are still unsure when money will land in their accounts.

The SNAP program has been a major piece of the U.S. social safety network since it launched as the food stamp program in 1964.

Families across Houston are feeling the strain of the ongoing federal government shutdown and HISD is stepping up to help. The district says 99 schools will offer the food assistance.

President Donald Trump’s administration says it will partially fund the SNAP food aid program in November after two federal judges required the payments to continue.

The twin crises at the heart of the government shutdown fight in Washington are coming to a head.

The order will expire two days after an appeals court issues a more permanent ruling on the funding while the Trump administration will continue with partial SNAP payments.

Two federal judge have ruled that the Trump administration must continue to fund the SNAP food aid program using emergency reserve funds during the government shutdown.

Federal judges have ruled that the Trump administration must continue funding SNAP during the government shutdown.

Democrats say Abbott has used his authority during COVID-19, the Uvalde shooting and border operations to free up emergency funds.

A handful of states rolled out plans to use their own funds to provide benefits as the SNAP federal food aid program runs dry.

The ongoing government shutdown means more than $600 million per month won’t go to millions of Texas SNAP beneficiaries who pump that money into the state economy.

Starting on Nov. 1, the food bank will launch several food distribution sites across Houston, providing food to 15,000 federal workers and SNAP recipients each week. The distributions will include protein, produce, dairy and carbohydrates.

In Texas, 3.5 million Texans — including 1.7 million children — rely on SNAP, also referred to as food stamps, each month.

Food banks and pantries are preparing for a surge in demand if federal food aid is paused this weekend from the government shutdown.

Help feed Houston families impacted by the federal government shutdown

Federal funds could begin running dry on Saturday that help tens of millions of Americans buy food for their families and send their toddlers to preschool if the government shutdown persists.

H-E-B announced a $6 million donation to help feed Texans. The company is giving $5 million to food banks across the state and another $1 million to Meals on Wheels programs that serve homebound seniors.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1 as the government shutdown drags on.

Wall Street closed the week with record highs on Friday as the S&P 500 topped 6,800 for the first time in history.

The Trump administration says it won't use a roughly $5 billion contingency fund to keep food aid flowing in November amid the government shutdown.

Thousands of Texas families could soon lose access to the food assistance they depend on. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the federal agency that funds the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), says there is not enough money to pay for full November benefits if the government shutdown continues past the end of October.

A federal food aid program that helps about one in eight Americans buy groceries stands to be paused Nov. 1 because of the government shutdown.

SNAP benefits are at risk for hundreds of thousands in the Houston area as the government shutdown continues, leaving many families uncertain about how they’ll put food on the table.

Texas officials say food stamp benefits, which go to 1.7 million children, would not be distributed in November under an extended shutdown.

Starting November 1, thousands of Texans who rely on SNAP benefits, also known as Lone Star Cards, could be at risk of losing food assistance under new federal guidelines.

A judge has temporarily stopped the federal government from collecting personal information about residents in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, in 21 states and Washington, D.

The GOP push to redraw the state’s congressional maps isn’t just a partisan move but one that deeply affects how Texans are represented in Congress.

Some of the most vulnerable people in the Houston community are having money, that’s meant to help them feed their family, stolen the moment they get the funds.

Starting April 1, 2026, Texans who use SNAP benefits won’t be able to buy candy or sweetened drinks — including sodas and artificially sweetened beverages. The change, approved by the federal government, aims to promote healthier food choices.

A coalition of state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s demand for states to turn over personal data — including names, birthdates, and home addresses — for people who are enrolled in a federally funded food assistance program.

The impact of the massive spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law on Independence Day is expected to filter down to infants and toddlers — a segment of the population that's particularly vulnerable to cuts to the federal social safety net.

The nation's social safety net would face massive changes under a bill headed to President Donald Trump's desk.

The package includes $13.5 billion to reimburse states for border spending. It is expected to meet resistance in the House from some Texas Republicans.

The Senate parliamentarian has advised that a Republican proposal that would shift some food stamp costs from the federal government to the states would violate the chamber’s strict rules.

A Houston mother abandoned her cart full of groceries at the checkout counter after discovering thieves had drained her family’s SNAP benefits.

Big changes are in store for a food assistance program under President Donald Trump's tax-cut legislation.

The Houston Food Bank, a vital lifeline for thousands of families across Southeast Texas, is facing significant food shortages following the end of two major federal programs that once supported its food purchasing efforts.

Many low-income families would see cuts in health care and food benefits. The state hopes for a big reimbursement for border security spending.

Privacy and hunger relief groups and a handful of people receiving food assistance benefits are suing the federal government over the Trump administration’s attempts to collect the personal information of millions of U.S. residents who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Work requirements for Medicaid recipients, food assistance cuts and other measures in the budget passed by the U.S. House of Representatives would rearrange the U.S. social safety net.

A Houston lawmaker spoke on Capitol Hill, pushing for assistance to victims of ‘SNAP Skimming.’

Nebraska is the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the food benefit program for low-income Americans long known as food stamps.

Texas’ governor joins other Republican governors making similar requests to ban purchases of candy and soda through the SNAP program.

SNAP benefits meant to help feed Houston families are ending up in the hands of the wrong people and being spent a thousand miles away in the Chicago area.

Another piece of legislation has been filed in Washington, D.C. to replace stolen SNAP benefits.

The rise in SNAP skimming cases has caught the attention of the top law enforcement agency that oversees financial crimes.

A single mother who had her SNAP benefits stolen and used across the country received a surprise from a Houston nonprofit.

Food banks say income stagnation and rising living costs are increasing demand at their organizations across the country — all as the federal government shuts off funding streams that provide millions with healthier, harder-to-get groceries.

The cards used by millions of Americans to purchase food for their family don’t have modern security features, experts say.

People across the country have reported an increasing number of cases where their SNAP benefits have been stolen and used, leaving them with little to no money for food.

SNAP benefits stolen via skimming are hitting families hard, with no funds to replace them.

Congressman Al Green has introduced a new bill to help Americans who’ve had their food benefits stolen.

A day after legislation was announced by Congressman Al Green that would bring back federal funding to replace stolen SNAP benefits, elected leaders are already chiming in.

After weeks of reporting on a growing number of Houstonians who had their SNAP benefits stolen, a solution could be in the works.

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.

A single mother in Houston now has to find another way to feed her three children after someone stole her SNAP benefits on Monday.

An advocacy group called Make Texans Healthy Again (MHTA) praised the move by the Texas Senate in a news release as a way to keep people from using food stamps to buy soda, candy or other “ultra-processed products with no nutritional value.”

As the Edinburg facility and others seek to assist people experiencing food insecurity, state lawmakers have more than a dozen bills that could tackle Texas’ food deserts.

A push to ban sugary drinks, candy and more from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program may soon get a boost from new Trump Administration officials.

Governor Greg Abbott announced Thursday that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission received federal approval extending the time that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients impacted by Hurricane Beryl can purchase hot foods and ready-to-eat meals with their benefits until Sept. 15.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that residents across multiple counties in Texas have been approved for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) received federal approval allowing recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to apply for replacement benefits for food lost or destroyed in last week’s storms.

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Texas has booted the most people from Medicaid of any state in the country. A majority of those removed lost their health insurance coverage because of procedural reasons.

Inflation, stagnant federal funding for food programs and high housing costs mean that demand at food banks still hasn’t returned to pre-pandemic levels.

The manager of the long-troubled water system in Missisisppi’s capital city has proposed a slight rate increase.

Texas Democrats in Congress are urging the federal government to audit the state’s Medicaid eligibility system

A federal shutdown would put thousands of Texans in financial precarity. Congress has less than a week left until the end of the fiscal year on Oct. 1, and a shutdown appears imminent.

The must-pass package of legislation known as the farm bill, which is renewed every five years, funds critical crop insurance and loans to farmers and food to low-income families.

A requirement to work 80 hours a month, starting in September, could affect 44,000 Texans over age 49. Meanwhile, attention in Congress shifts to the farm bill’s significant impact on food stamp policy.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients in a dozen Texas counties can apply for replacement benefits for food lost or destroyed in severe storms occurring June 14-16, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday.

A new state law increases what SNAP applicants’ vehicles can be worth before they’re disqualified for federal food assistance. But most states don’t take car values into consideration at all.

Democrats are deeply conflicted about the food aid requirements that President Joe Biden negotiated as part of the debt ceiling deal.

Texas Health and Human Services Commission announced Wednesday that it will replace the stolen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for several families.

A Republican attempt to expand work requirements for federal food aid in debt legislation moving through Congress would increase federal spending by $2.1 billion over 10 years.

The value of a household’s vehicles disqualified nearly 55,000 people seeking federal food assistance in 2022. House Bill 1287 increases the threshold of car values that lead to SNAP applicants being denied aid.

The federal Farm Bill is must-pass legislation that Congress debates every five years. It includes billions of dollars in farm subsidies and pays for food assistance programs.

Work requirements for federal aid programs have emerged as a sticking point in ongoing negotiations over raising the nation’s debt ceiling, and President Joe Biden has signaled openness to a possible compromise even as many in his party have balked.

A single mom of three is struggling to provide for her family after she says someone used her SNAP benefit card.

During the pandemic, Texans received extra money on their Lone Star cards through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, also known as food stamps. That extra money ends this month.

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Governor Greg Abbott announced Thursday that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is providing more than $344.1 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits for the month of January. The allotments are expected to help about 1.6 million Texas households.

Crafty thieves have found a way to steal food stamp benefits from families who need them most.

Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday the Texas Health and Human Services Commission will provide more than $341.4 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food benefits for the month of December.

Governor Greg Abbott announced Friday that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is providing more than $344.9 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits for the month of September. The allotments are expected to help about 1.6 million Texas households.