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News for the Panhandle from ProNews 7
Latest news from around the Texas Panhandle, the State of Texas and the Nation/World
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
An advocacy group says only two-thirds of Texans who may be eligible for food stamp assistance received the benefits in 2011.
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Monday, May 13, 2013
Texas missed more than $3 billion in Federal Food Aid in 2011 according to recent reports.
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
The Environmental Health Department is reinforcing its food preparation guidlines for volunteers and non-profit organizations.
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Is the Texas Lone Star intended to help out Texans being abused?
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Texas lawmakers are investigating the causes of food shortages across the state and how to solve them.
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
An Oklahoma City company is recalling 875 pounds of turkey filets that are mislabeled as center cut steaks.
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Wednesday, November 03, 2010
Tests by federal health authorities have found listeria bacteria at a Texas food processing plant after state health officials linked four deaths to contaminated celery from the facility.
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Texas Health and Human Services Commissioner Tom Suehs has asked for more than 1,500 new eligibility workers to deal with anticipated higher demand for food stamps.
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Monday, June 28, 2010
The federal government is fining Texas nearly $4 million for errors in its issuance of foods stamps.
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Wednesday, June 09, 2010
A review by The Associated Press found that dozens of food-stamp programs in 39 states left at least a quarter of applicants waiting weeks or months for food aid.
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Monday, April 26, 2010
The food stamp program in Texas is digging out of trouble after it was swamped by hurricanes, a failed privatization effort and cuts to the work force that handles claims, officials said.
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
A new state auditor's report says the food stamp program in Texas is inefficient and outdated and suffers from a growing number of inaccuracies.
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Monday, March 01, 2010
A federal waiver that took effect Monday will allow food banks in Houston, San Antonio, Dallas and Fort Worth to handle food stamp applications directly.
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Tuesday, October 06, 2009
If you are a food stamps recipient you may have found that its taking longer than you had hoped to get your application processed.
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Monday, October 05, 2009
Texas is planning on hiring 250 workers to process food-stamp applications at the overwhelmed state public benefits agency.
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