Government Shutdown

In failing to fully fund the food assistance program that covers 42 million low-income Americans, the judge said the government "failed to consider the harms" to people who rely on the benefits.

While the U.S. Department of Agriculture is cutting funding for the food assistance program SNAP on November 1, funding for Texas school meals will continue, according to the state agriculture department.

Volunteer registration opens today to help serve an additional 4,000 people due to potential impacts of the government shutdown.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas about the impact of the government shutdown on his constituents, including military families in the state.

San Antonio Congressman Joaquin Castro asks Governor Abbott not to let President Trump use Texas troops as 'props' in 'a kind of invasion' of Illinois. He also urges members of the House GOP to come back to the negotiating table to end the government shutdown.

Here are resources in San Antonio for federal workers and active-duty military affected by the government shutdown.

Visitors to Texas National Parks like Big Bend National Park and The Padre Island National Seashore are likely to encounter a lack of services and other issues.

While the federal government is closed, the City of San Antonio will continue business as usual. The city is receiving about $150 million in federal grants for the 2026 budget which starts today.

The 0% interest loans — which would equal to the amount of one net paycheck, up to $6,000 — come as active-duty service members are likely to go unpaid.

The Enhanced Premium Tax Credit is set to expire at the end of the year. San Antonio Congressman Joaquin Castro says an extension is part of the negotiation for a spending bill that would avert a government shutdown, but that negotiation has stalled.