( KNUE-FM ) While most Texans don’t love to talk about it, we are all feeling the cost of inflation. Grocery bills are drastically higher than a few years ago, but it’s not just groceries, as everything is costing more lately and many people are struggling to pay all of their bills.
Plus, food assistance is now being put on hold during the current federal government shutdown. According to Texas Tribune , that means around 11% of the Texas population will not receive the assistance they need.
How the Shutdown Impacts Texas Food Assistance
This isn’t a political issue to me; I just want to make sure everyone has access to a meal when they are hungry. There are currently 3.2 million Texans who receive food benefits on their Lone Star Cards, half of them are children. We need to make

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