HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Amid the government shutdown, the largest residential flood insurance program in the U.S. has expired. Hundreds of thousands of homeowners in Texas have policies with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

According to the Houston Association of Realtors, if you already have a policy, you can still use it, but in terms of new policies or renewing a flood insurance policy right now through the program, they say it's not possible.

They also told ABC13 that, depending on how long this shutdown lasts, the money for the entire program could run out.

The National Flood Insurance Program expired this past Tuesday, Sept. 30. According to the National Association of Realtors, the program has been extended 33 times since 2017.

They said it's lapsed several times,

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