1. La Amenaza de Pérdida de Beneficios SNAP para Millones.
El cierre del gobierno federal puso en riesgo los beneficios SNAP para aproximadamente 3.5 millones de texanos. La fecha límite crítica del 27 de octubre marcó el punto en el que la financiación de noviembre se detendría, dejando a 1.7 millones de niños sin asistencia alimentaria.
- 3.5 million texans are at risk of losing food stamp benefits snap benefits for texans may not go out in november if the federal government shutdown continues past oct.
- A shutdown that continues past october 27, 2025, could cause approximately 3.5 million texans to lose their snap benefits in november, including about 1.7 million children.
- Snap benefits will run out soon, impacting millions of texas residents as shutdown drags on.
2. Bancos de Alimentos Desbordados y Ayuda Comunitaria.
Ante la inminente interrupción de SNAP, los bancos de alimentos en Houston, Dallas, San Antonio y el centro de Texas intensificaron sus esfuerzos, organizando distribuciones especiales. Corporaciones como H-E-B intervinieron con donaciones millonarias para mitigar la crisis.
- Houston food bank steps up with special distributions amid ongoing government shutdown.
- H-E-B donates 6 million to help feed texans as threat of snap benefit cuts continues.
- The san antonio food bank is prepared to help families in need as long as possible but there.
- North texas food banks brace for rise in demand as paychecks, snap benefits run out due to shutdown.
3. Presión Política y Fondos Estatales.
Legisladores demócratas y activistas ejercieron una fuerte presión sobre el Gobernador Greg Abbott para que utilizara el superávit presupuestario o el Fondo de Estabilización Económica (Rainy Day Fund), valorado en más de $28 mil millones, para cubrir los beneficios SNAP temporalmente. Sin embargo, el gobernador se mostró reacio a actuar.
- Texas is currently facing a potential halt in snap benefits due to a federal government shutdown, affecting 3.5 million low-income texans. Governor greg abbott is under pressure to release emergency state funding to address this crisis, but no definitive action has been taken yet.
- Texas has over 28 billion set aside in its rainy day fund for emergencies like these. It is unacceptable to let texans go hungry during the holidays when we have the resources to help.
- Govabbottmia we dont know what were going to eat texans are still waiting for november snap benefits.
- According to the office of the texas governor, there are no plans to assist texans during the snap benefits lapse.
4. Impacto Humano y Económico del Recorte.
La pérdida de más de $600 millones mensuales en beneficios SNAP no solo generó largas filas en los bancos de alimentos y angustia entre las familias, sino que también amenazó con dañar la economía estatal, afectando a los minoristas y la estabilidad financiera de los hogares.
- Snap cutoff could hurt texas grocers and the rest of the economy, experts say the ongoing government shutdown means more than 600 million per month wont go to millions of texas snap beneficiaries.
- The disruption of snap benefits due to trumps shutdown is creating a true humanitarian disaster. Endless queues of people looking for food can be seen nationwide, here is an example in texas.
- It puts me deeper in the hole houston family braces for loss of snap benefits amid shutdown.
- ‘taking away food is taking away everything’: texans brace for snap cuts.