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Texas SNAP Payments: Who Receives Benefits During the Third Week of July 2025?

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Texas is a combined state and federal program that helps people with low incomes afford nutritious food for themselves and their families. ...

10 Habits That Will Dramatically Improve Your Life

Everyone experiences a slump now and then, or finds themselves not where they want to be in life. Changing your mindset begins with changing your habits and behaviors. Cultivating these habits helps you move toward a more ful...

Worried About Dementia as You Age? Here Are the Biggest Risk Factors

It is understandable to be worried about mental decline as you age. While there are some risk factors that are beyond your control, there are distinct influences that you can work to negate. It is never to...

Food Stamp Data Still Up in the Air for November

The program once simply known as "food stamps" has changed a lot over the course of the past few years. Today, it is known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and these benefits are doled ou...

How Can We Prepare for the Potential 2020 Influenza Pandemic?

During the influenza epidemic of 1918, 500 million infected people worldwide succumbed to the H1N1 influenza virus: 100 million of them died. The 1918 pandemic attacked patients' lungs leaving them unable t...

SNAP: Helping Solve the Battle Against Hunger

SNAP, also referred to as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, helps millions of struggling Americans afford nutritious food each month. Low-income families with elderly members, disabled individuals, or small children m...

Country Comes to a Near Standstill as Coronavirus Strengthens its Grip

You do not have to be watching the news these days to understand the world is experiencing a global pandemic that shows no signs of slowing down. It can be challenging to keep up with the latest developm...

Taking Care of Your Family During the Reopening Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Taking Care of Your Family During the Reopening Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic The coronavirus pandemic struck during a time of perceived prosperity, but total household debt exceeded the amount...

Experts Warn That Food Stamps Hurt Food Prices

Since the COVID pandemic hit America in 2020, tens of millions of additional people have had to get on food stamps, now known as the SNAP benefit. It's really hard to square this circle with the government's talking...