Texas Gov. Abbott, HHSC Announce Federal Approval for SNAP Benefit Replacements for Hurricane Hanna Disaster Counties
August 04, 2020
August 04, 2020
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 4 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 3:
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has received federal approval to automatically provide replacement benefits for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients for food lost or destroyed due to Hurricane Hanna in six of the impacted counties: Brooks, Hidalgo, Kenedy, McMullen, Starr and Willacy. Those six countie . . .
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has received federal approval to automatically provide replacement benefits for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients for food lost or destroyed due to Hurricane Hanna in six of the impacted counties: Brooks, Hidalgo, Kenedy, McMullen, Starr and Willacy. Those six countie . . .