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State of the State: Texas Is 40th Overall. Greg Abbott and Texan Republicans in Congress Aren't Helping.

Texas ranks 40th of 50 on the measures we track, with the second-worst food insecurity and second-worst women's health scores in the country. Greg Abbott signed the abortion ban and the school voucher law, never expanded Medicaid, and now runs on affordability after property tax levies rose to $89.4 billion and home insurance premiums rose 79%. Here is the record, and what each of the seventeen Republicans running for reelection has been busy with.

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Brandon Gill Filed a Bill to Stop People From Buying a Hot Meal With Food Stamps. The 'Loophole' He Wants Closed Exists for People Who Are Elderly, Disabled or Homeless.

Brandon Gill Filed a Bill to Stop People From Buying a Hot Meal With Food Stamps. The 'Loophole' He Wants Closed Exists for People Who Are Elderly, Disabled or Homeless.

Gill's Ending Restaurant Purchases with SNAP Act targets the $524 million Sen. Joni Ernst's office says ran through the program over two years in nine states. The program he calls a fast-food loophole is a federal option for SNAP recipients who cannot cook or store food. He voted for the $187 billion cut first.

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Miami-Dade Ended Universal Free Meals at All But 121 of Its 500-Plus Schools. Free Meal Funding Is Tied to SNAP Enrollment, and All Three Republicans Who Represent the County Voted for the SNAP Cuts.

Miami-Dade Ended Universal Free Meals at All But 121 of Its 500-Plus Schools. Free Meal Funding Is Tied to SNAP Enrollment, and All Three Republicans Who Represent the County Voted for the SNAP Cuts.

Schools that feed every student for free qualify for funding tied to rates of SNAP participation. More than 5.6 million people have lost SNAP in a year — faster than the CBO predicted — and Florida's largest school district has already dropped universal free meals at all but 121 of its schools.

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One Co-Chairs the Hunger Caucus. One Chairs the Subcommittee That Writes SNAP Policy. Both Voted for the Biggest Food-Aid Cut in History.

The 2025 budget law cut SNAP by $187 billion — about 20%, the largest cut the program has ever taken. Six of these eight Republicans voted for it. Between them they co-chaired the hunger caucus, chaired the nutrition subcommittee, told the public a food bank was on their side, and turned down $18 million meant to feed kids.

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Protesters Say 220,200 People in Mike Carey's District Are on Medicaid and His Vote Puts 33,000 at Risk of Losing Coverage. His Office Didn't Answer the Reporter.

Protesters Say 220,200 People in Mike Carey's District Are on Medicaid and His Vote Puts 33,000 at Risk of Losing Coverage. His Office Didn't Answer the Reporter.

Constituents protested outside Carey's Columbus office over his vote for Trump's budget bill. The event's organizers counted 12% of households in Ohio's 15th District on SNAP and $40.4 million in special education funding at risk. Carey's office did not respond to a request for comment.

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