Government shutdown now over
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The longest federal government shutdown in history is now history, and agencies and services are starting to slowly come back to normal.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are set to resume for approximately 3.5 million Texans following the end of the federal government shutdown. This reinstatement comes as a relief to many families who faced food insecurity during the hiatus.
We wanted to take care of the most vulnerable,” Gov. Phil Scott said Thursday. “But the financial exposure was something that weighed on us, weighed on me.”