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EEl Paso
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El Paso has double the rate of food insecurity of rest of Texas

  • December 1, 2025
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Texas has the highest rate of food insecurity in the nation and El…
HHouston
Without USDA funding, many food banks can't afford to buy produce from small-scale, local farmers.
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Small farmers in Houston struggle in wake of USDA cuts

  • November 24, 2025
Even on the city’s hottest, most humid summer days, Toto Alimasi is tending to his less-than-an-acre farm off…
AAustin
New Braunfels Food Bank volunteers load pre-made bags of produce for community members in need.
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Texans again receiving full SNAP benefits, state health department says

  • November 18, 2025
Texans began receiving full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits Nov. 14, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission…
DDallas
AJ Wark, 21, a maritime studies student at Texas A&M University at Galveston, poses on campus on Nov. 2, 2025. Wark, who depends on SNAP benefits, said she has had difficulty saving money for essential needs. “A lot of students are able to get a meal plan, but there are students who weren’t approved for loans. Now that SNAP is being cut off, it’s been kind of tough for a lot of us,” she said.
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Political Stalemate Endangers Food Security for Vulnerable Texans

  • November 8, 2025
Overview: The federal government shutdown has left 3.5 million Texans, including 1.7 million children, without their monthly SNAP…
TTexas
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Judge orders feds to fully fund SNAP in November, but it’s unclear when Texans will receive benefits – Houston Public Media

  • November 7, 2025
Maria Crane/The Texas Tribune A customer stocks up on produce at an Austin H-E-B on Jan. 13, 2024.…
TTexas
Texas' AG commissioner talks food banks, school meal programs funding
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Texas’ AG commissioner talks food banks, school meal programs funding

  • November 6, 2025
WACO, Texas (KXXV) — Texas’ top AG official said one of his biggest worries during the federal government…
DDallas
Judge Rules in Favor of Using Emergency Funds to Support SNAP Program
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Judge Rules in Favor of Using Emergency Funds to Support SNAP Program

  • November 3, 2025
Overview: A federal judge in Rhode Island has ordered the Trump administration to use emergency funds to pay…
LLubbock
Idalou moves forward with water infrastructure upgrades after funding approval
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Idalou moves forward with water infrastructure upgrades after funding approval

  • October 28, 2025
IDALOU, Texas (KCBD) – The City of Idalou is proceeding with water infrastructure improvements after receiving federal funding…
LLubbock
Idalou moves forward with water infrastructure upgrades after funding approval
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Idalou moves forward with water infrastructure upgrades after funding approval

  • October 27, 2025
IDALOU, Texas (KCBD) – The City of Idalou is proceeding with water infrastructure improvements after receiving federal funding…
TTexas
Trump’s Federal Cuts Are Hitting Texas Food Banks Hard
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Trump’s Federal Cuts Are Hitting Texas Food Banks Hard

  • October 27, 2025
Once a month, 79-year-old Ann Gaskill pulls her Dodge Caravan into the parking lot of the Ark Church…
SSan Antonio
San Antonio Food Bank prepared to ‘empty its warehouse’ after USDA opts against continuing SNAP benefits
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San Antonio Food Bank prepared to ‘empty its warehouse’ after USDA opts against continuing SNAP benefits

  • October 27, 2025
SAN ANTONIO – The president of the San Antonio Food Bank said he is prepared to take extraordinary…
TTexas
SNAP Produce
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3.5 million Texans will see food assistance halted if government shutdown continues – Houston Public Media

  • October 21, 2025
Volunteers from neighboring small towns divide, box up, and load their trucks with food from the Amarillo-based High…
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