SNAP

The Tarrant Area Food Bank and Feeding Texas say a farm bill that goes in front of the U.S. House today unfairly limits increases in SNAP benefits.

James Peabody conspired to empty out the SNAP accounts of more than 3,000 victims in Texas and more than eight other states using stolen data.

In a city where it’s difficult to find fresh produce, the Downtown Sanger Farmers’ Market is filling the void by bringing local producers to Sanger.

State agencies said the U.S. Department of Agriculture did not provide enough information in time for Texas to implement the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer Program in 2024.

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.

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.

The end of pandemic-era food assistance came at a steep cost for many North Texans.

Relative caregivers, like grandparents who want to keep kids out of foster care, usually get half as much state assistance as strangers who take in children.

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.

Starting this month, Texans who use SNAP benefits to buy groceries will have an average of $212 less per month to buy groceries, as pandemic-era increases to the food assistance program are ended.

Obstacles keep many Texans who qualify for the assistance from enrolling.

For people with limited incomes, surging food prices are hitting especially hard. A network of food banks says they need more support from Texas lawmakers.