Hundreds of people were seen lining up for food assistance at a high school in Central Texas on Nov. 1, the first day that recipients of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) would not receive their benefits due to the ongoing government shutdown. According to the Central Texas Food Bank, roughly 270,000 people across the organization’s 21-county service area are impacted by the benefit pause. The USDA told a federal court that it will tap into a contingency fund to allow