Mayor Jones asks Gov. Abbott to reconsider veto halting funding for children’s summer lunch programs

Mayor Jones asks Gov. Abbott to reconsider veto halting funding for children’s summer lunch programs

Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones sent a letter to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott asking him to reconsider a decision that affects federal funding for children’s summer lunch programs.In June, Abbott vetoed a $60 million budget for the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) program, which would give low-income Texas families more than $100 per child to pay for summer lunches.The federal program, under the U.S. Department of Agriculture, would provide benefits w…