Food Aid Cuts and Other Changes: What the U.S. House Spending Bill Could Mean for Texans

Food aid cuts and other changes: What the U.S. House spending bill could mean for Texans

By Katharine Wilson, The Texas Tribune May 23, 2025 “Food aid cuts and other changes: What the U.S. House spending bill could mean for Texans” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essenti…

Food aid cuts and other changes: What the U.S. House spending bill co…

Many low-income families would see cuts in health care and food benefits. The state hopes for a big reimbursement for border security spending.

U.S. House Republican cuts to Medicaid, food assistance would impact hundreds of thousands in Ohio

U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to reporters as he leaves a news conference following a House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol on April 8, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Federal fallout As federal funding and systems dwindle, states are left to decide how and whether to make up the difference. Read the latest > The U.S. House Republican budget bill could spell signif…