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AUSTIN, Texas — New whistleblower claims are alleging thousands of Texans are going hungry after being denied aid from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP or food stamps.
The accusations stem from anonymous Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) employees who say delays in processing applications are resulting in hefty backlogs.
The situation is a continuation of a report CBS Austin’s Paige Hubbard previously did when HHSC whistleblowers revealed millions of Texans were being wrongfully removed from their Medicaid coverage.
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Because of that issue, U.S. congressman Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin stepped in and called on the Biden administration to act quickly. Now, additional concerns about Texas families not receiving food assistance are being brought to his attention.
“I considered it a great contradiction this past week when Governor Abbott was out with Meals on Wheels, delivering a handful of meals for Thanksgiving at the same time that his administration was denying 1,000 people the federal food assistance to which they were entitled,” said Congressman Doggett.
Congressman Doggett says under Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s watch, Texas HHSC is failing to follow federal requirements in processing SNAP benefits.
In a letter to the governor, whistleblowers highlighted these concerns.
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