SNAP Cuts Threaten Rural Grocery Stores in South Texas

SNAP Cuts Threaten Rural Grocery Stores in South Texas

In Falfurrias, the county seat of Brooks County in South Texas, the New Covenant Church has hosted a food pantry for over three decades, witnessing the growing demand for food assistance in the region. “There’s just so much need in our town,” said Pastor Anselmo Villarreal, a co-pastor at New Covenant Church and supervisor of the church’s learning center, describing long lines spilling into the town on Thursday mornings during food distribution …