By Texas Tribune, El Paso Matters By Lindsey Byman / The Texas Tribune Texans will start receiving full November SNAP benefits Friday, the state Health and Human Services Commission said, after two weeks of uncertainty about food assistance payments. 

“SNAP clients who already received partial benefits will receive the rest of their monthly amount on or after Nov. 14,” according to updated HHSC guidance. “For SNAP clients who receive benefits on or after the 14th of the month, full benefits will be issued on their normal issuance date.” The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday ordered states to “take immediate steps to ensure households receive their full November allotments promptly.”  “The reduction in maximum allotments for November is no longer in effect,” the notice says. More

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