With food-stamp funding set to lapse Saturday, recipients are asking what happens to their benefits — and when help might resume.

About The Texas Tribune | Staff | Contact | Send a ... The USDA notified states that if the shutdown did not end by Oct. 27, SNAP benefits would be halted on Nov. 1. You can click here to search for your local food bank by zip code.

Millions of Texans who rely on food assistance will not receive their SNAP benefits for November if the federal government shutdown lasts another week, according to new guidance from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. The HHSC warned the benefits will not be distributed for November if the shutdown goes past Oct. 27.

If the federal shutdown continues past Oct. 27, funding for SNAP food assistance will run out in Texas, potentially leaving 3.5 million residents without benefits.

SNAP benefits for November will not be issued if the federal government shutdown continues past October 27. Here are some answers to some frequently asked questions.

The calls to the Republican governor came as the food stamp program was set to run out of funding amid the government shutdown.

Texas SNAP benefits are at risk. If the shutdown goes on past Oct. 27, deposits won't happen. Find out more details now.

Food insecurity strikes a million or more Texans, but SNAP food benefits in Texas add a critical nutritional assistance that allows families to make grocery dollars stretch and eat healthy food. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program provides ...

Some 42 million recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will have to wait for them to be restored after losing them on Saturday.

As millions of Texans face food insecurity due to a SNAP benefit pause, small businesses in North Texas are stepping up to feed children in need.