Charities are seeing a wave of clients seeking groceries ahead of the Saturday suspension of federal food benefits due to the government shutdown. Waco has a high food insecurity rate already, and two-thirds of SNAP recipients here are children or seniors.
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The federal shutdown will halt November SNAP benefits. Here’s what you need to know.
More than 3.5 million low-income Texans, including 34,000 in McLennan County alone, receive payments from the federal food program each month.
