Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is providing approximately $286 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits for the month of September as the state continues its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As the end of Aug. is approaching the number of COVID-19 cases continue to increase. For Tom Green County only 45 percent of its citizens are vaccinated for the virus.