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13 Investigates: SNAP errors could cost Texas taxpayers up to $773M

  • Mar 31

Anonymous donor pays $8k debt for senior after state's SNAP error

  • Feb 27

84-year-old seeking job to repay $8K SNAP benefits, state admits error

  • Feb 24
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New SNAP work requirements soon to go into effect

  • Jan 30

SNAP bans on soda, candy take effect in five states Jan. 1

  • Dec 31, 2025

Trump admin to withhold SNAP aid from Democrat-led states over data

  • Dec 3, 2025

2 in 5 households in Houston, Harris County are food insecure: study

  • Nov 25, 2025

What to know about expanded work requirements for SNAP

  • Nov 19, 2025

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13 Investigates: SNAP errors could cost Texas taxpayers up to $773M

  • Mar 31
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Anonymous donor pays $8k debt for senior after 13 Investigates reported state's SNAP error

  • Feb 27
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84-year-old seeking job to repay $8K in SNAP benefits as state admits error

  • Feb 24
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Houston woman says she's gotten no help after someone in New York stole her SNAP benefits

  • Apr 17, 2025
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Texas closer to banning junk food from SNAP benefits program after Senate passes bill

  • Apr 2, 2025
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End of extra SNAP benefits could be the most detrimental to Black families, study shows

  • Mar 2, 2023
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Food stamp benefits to increase by more than 25% - largest single increase in program's history

  • Sep 3, 2021
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Texas families to get 2nd round of food assistance

  • May 21, 2021

Latest Stories

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SNAP is back, but millions of Americans could lose benefits due to new restrictions

Just as SNAP benefits were reinstated for millions of Americans following the reopening of the federal government, many are now set to permanently lose them.

  • Nov 18, 2025

What's in the federal spending bill to reopen the government?

Here's what's in the government reopening package, based on summaries provided by Congress

  • Nov 14, 2025

Supreme Court extends its order blocking full SNAP payments, with shutdown potentially near an end

The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended an order blocking full SNAP payments, amid signals that the government shutdown could soon end.

  • Nov 12, 2025

Trump administration demands states 'undo' full SNAP payouts as states warn of 'catastrophic impact'

The Department of Agriculture threatened to impose financial penalties on states that do not "comply" quickly with their new orders.

  • Nov 9, 2025

How to talk to kids about food insecurity amid looming SNAP benefit cuts

As the federal government shutdown stretches on, families who rely on SNAP benefits are preparing for the possibility that they could cease as early as Nov. 1.

  • Nov 7, 2025