Abbott extends emergency SNAP benefits

Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is providing more than $305.5 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits for the month of August. The allotments are expected to help about 1.5 million Texas households. 'It is imperative that every family across our state has access to nutritious food,' sa...

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