Effects of the pause will be especially widespread in Texas, which has the highest population of food insecure people in the country.

The calls to the Republican governor came as the food stamp program was set to run out of funding amid the government shutdown.

Cha Community, a restaurant that serves boba tea alongside Taiwanese and Chinese food, has pulled together enough money to provide 311 free meals in less than a week at its Temple and Waco locations.

As the government shutdown halts federal food assistance, North Texas families are turning to food pantries, where demand is surging amid fears of going hungry.

In an unprecedented situation, tens of millions of Americans could lose access to a crucial food assistance program starting on Saturday amid the federal government shutdown.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – With 190,000 Cuyahoga County SNAP recipients at risk of losing benefits starting this weekend, the Greater Cleveland Food Bank is asking volunteers to step up and help meet what it expects will be a surge in demand for groceries and meals.