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1 week ago | 
click2houston.com | Gage Goulding |Brett Doster |Michael Horton
Published: May 5, 2025 at 7:11 PMTags: Local News, 2 Helps You, Chicago, Illinois, Texas, Houston, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Congressman Al Green, Harris County, Texas Health and Human Services, USDACHICAGO – SNAP benefits meant to help feed Houston families are ending up in the hands of the wrong people and being spent a thousand miles away in the Chicago area.
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1 week ago | 
click2houston.com | Gage Goulding |Brett Doster
Published: May 5, 2025 at 2:24 PMTags: Local News, Houston, Texas, Harris County, SNAP Skimming, 2 Helps You, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Data Breach, Privacy Breach, Lone Star Card, CrimeHOUSTON – Tens of thousands of Texans are now being told their data was part of a privacy breach that dates back to 2021.
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1 week ago | 
click2houston.com | Gage Goulding |Brett Doster
Published: May 2, 2025 at 6:16 PMTags: Local News, Houston, Harris County, Texas Bark Squad, BARC, City of Houston, Allen Park Village, Crime, Animal Abuse, Dog, Pets, Washington, Spokane, Fur A Pawsitive FutureHOUSTON â A dog that was found dumped in a dumpster in a Houston neighborhood is now about to travel across the country to his forever home.
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1 week ago | 
click2houston.com | Gage Goulding |Brett Doster
Published: May 1, 2025 at 5:36 PMTags: Local News, United States Secret Service, Texas, Houston, SNAP, SNAP Skimming, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, CrimeHOUSTON – The rise in SNAP skimming cases has caught the attention of the top law enforcement agency that oversees financial crimes. On Thursday, the United States Secret Service took KPRC 2 inside their investigation into skimming, including SNAP skimming.
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1 week ago | 
click2houston.com | Gage Goulding |Brett Doster
Published: May 1, 2025 at 4:35 PMTags: Local News, Houston, SNAP, SNAP Skimming, Harris County, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, USDA, Texas Health and Human ServicesHOUSTON – A single mother who had her SNAP benefits stolen and used across the country received a surprise from a Houston nonprofit. Kimberely Edwards has been living in a Houston area hotel room since 2023 with her son, who’s a senior in high school.
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2 weeks ago | 
click2houston.com | Gage Goulding |Brett Doster
HOUSTON – The cards used by millions of Americans to purchase food for their family don’t have modern security features, experts say. SNAP cards have found their want into the headlines across the country as cases of stolen benefits rise. READ: Millions of dollars in SNAP benefits stolen from Texans. But state, feds won’t share who’s taking themSNAP, which is short for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is the largest food program in the nation.
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2 weeks ago | 
click2houston.com | Gage Goulding |Brett Doster
HOUSTON – SNAP benefits meant to help feed Houston families are ending up in the hands of the wrong people and being spent a thousand miles away in the Chicago area. It’s the latest revelation in our KPRC 2 Investigation into the crime known as ’SNAP Skimming.’In short, SNAP skimming is when someone installs an illegal device on a credit card machine. The device then “skims” for data, like the numbers on the credit card being swiped and the pin numbers being punched in.
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2 weeks ago | 
click2houston.com | Gage Goulding |Brett Doster
Published: April 24, 2025 at 3:42 PMTags: Local News, Houston, Texas, U.S., Congressman Al Green, SNAP SECURE Act of 2025, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Congress, SNAP Skimming, Crime, Lone Star Card, Texas Health and Human ServicesWASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Al Green has introduced a new bill to help Americans who’ve had their food benefits stolen.
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3 weeks ago | 
click2houston.com | Gage Goulding |Brett Doster
A day after legislation was announced by Congressman Al Green that would bring back federal funding to replace stolen SNAP benefits, elected leaders are already chiming in. The legislation, which Rep. Al Green will file in Washington D.C. on Thursday, was developed after the Houston lawmaker learned of the problem from KPRC 2 investigative reporting.
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3 weeks ago | 
click2houston.com | Gage Goulding |Brett Doster
Published: April 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM Tags: Local News, Houston, Harris County, USDA, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Texas Health and Human Services, Congressman Al Green, Al Green, 2 Helps You Sign up for our Newsletters Click2Houston Community Events Published: April 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM Tags: Local News, Houston, Harris County, USDA, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Texas Health and Human Services, Congressman Al Green, Al Green, 2 Helps You HOUSTON – After...
