SNAP cuts threaten rural grocery stores in south Texas

One Big Beautiful Bill will close grocery stores and create new food deserts in Kansas

The Merc Co+op started in Lawrence in 1974. It originally was a group of neighbors who pooled money together to buy foods like eggs, milk and fresh produce in bulk.  The group’s original goal was to ensure neighbors had access to healthy foods that weren’t always available for a good price. Eventually, the Merc opened a grocery store with that same mission. But grocery stores like the Merc face a cloudy future because of federal cuts by congress…

SNAP cuts threaten rural grocery stores in south Texas

SNAP cuts threaten rural grocery stores in south Texas kcpnews2 Tue, 08/05/2025 - 06:04 Image (The Daily Yonder) 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 chu…