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

From 1 Nov, 42 million Americans lose SNAP benefits amid the 2025 shutdown, fuelling a national food crisis. Discover USDA warnings, political clashes over funding, and real-life struggles at food banks and homes.

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

If Democrats want "to pay SNAP recipients, open the government," Thune said.

They don't care about you.

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

The gap will be impossible to fill, those working to feed the nation's neediest said.

ANALYSIS: Up until now, most of the American public has been insulated from the shutdown’s effects, Eric Garcia writes. But with SNAP recipients going hungry, labor groups demanding the government reopen and ongoing health insurance enrollment, Trump and Democrats might be forced to find a solution.

Since assuming office for a second term this year, Donald Trump’s policies have benefited no one except himself. In the midst of the government shutdown, increased tariffs, and attacks on immigrant populations, Trump’s extreme measures are now impacting many low-income individuals who rely on SNAP benefits for their daily food…

Millions risk losing SNAP benefits as the US government shutdown continues, with aid set to end next week.

Food pantries in the Lone Star State have lost over $50 million in funding this year, with more projected cuts to come.