Food Banks Are Sounding the Alarm on This SNAP Rule Change

Texas food banks are raising the alarm over a federal rule that could strip food assistance from 3 million Texans starting in 2027. Under the new policy, states with SNAP error rates above 6% will have to share benefit costs with the federal government — and Texas came in at 9%, putting up to $709 million a year on the line. Here's the kicker: that "error rate" isn't fraud — it's a paperwork accuracy score. For every meal the San Antonio Food Bank puts out, SNAP covers nine more. Food bank leaders say their network simply cannot make up the difference if Texas walks away from the program, and they're urging Congress to grant a two-year delay so the state has time to fix the issue. The stakes? Catastrophic. Watch the full story on ksat.com