SNAP Benefits to Help Over One Million Texans for Month of June

If you're looking for a helping hand this summer, relief is on the way. Texas is providing over $317 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits for the month of June.

About 1.3 million households in need will benefit from this extension. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program can be used to buy food from any location that accepts it. The benefits are loaded onto a Lone Star Card, and can be used just like a debit or credit card.

SNAP Extension for June 2022

All SNAP households will receive a minimum of $95 in additional emergency allotments, which should appear in accounts by June 30th, according to KXAN.

SNAP is a federal program that helps provide food for eligible low-income families and individuals. The $317.9 million for June is in addition to the $6.9 billion in benefits given to Texans since the pandemic began in 2020. The SNAP benefit program has been extended several times in the last two years.

Applying for SNAP Benefits

If you’re in need, you can apply for both SNAP and Medicaid at YourTexasBenefits.com, or through the Your Texas Benefits mobile app.

If you're in Bell County and would like more information, you can call the Temple HHSC benefits office on 4501 South General Bruce Drive, Suite 25 at (254) 778-6751.

In Killeen, you can visit the Community Advocacy Resource Education Support Center at 3121 Commerce Drive, Building C.

Blue Bell Ice Cream On The List of Top 15 Brands Nationwide

Blue Bell is the official ice cream of Texas, and my personal favorite. According to a new list of the 15 best brands of ice cream nationwide, Blue Bell was ranked in the middle.

In addition to ingredients, texture, and variety, Tasting Table used Influenster and other site reviews as part of its ranking process.

Scroll on to find out how Blue Bell compared to the number one ice cream, and how all 15 on the list were judged.

Texas in Top 10 Best States to Work from Home in America

How many people do you know that work from home? Since the pandemic, the number of employers with remote jobs has risen steadily.

WalletHub used 12 factors to compare 50 states and the District of Columbia, including the percentage of people working from home, internet cost, cybersecurity, plus size and population concentration of homes in the state.

Let's take a look at the states that are the best for remote work, and where Texas sits on the list nationwide.