USDA OK’s Increased Food Benefits For Texas

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved the Texas Health and Human Services Commission’s request for a second round of pandemic electronic benefit transfer food benefits. Families with children on either free or reduced-price school meals will receive up to $1200 per child. They base the actual amount on the number of days the child received remote instruction during this past school year. In all, HHSC will provide more than 2.5 billion dollars in benefits to about 3.7-million eligible children throughout the state.