
Deadline Extended! Apply for Food Assistance by August 21
On May 12, the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to access more than $1 billion in food benefits via the federal Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer program (P-EBT). P-EBT is designed to replace the value of free and reduced-priced meals children missed when schools were closed due to COVID-19.
The deadline to apply for P-EBT is Friday, August 21, 2020.