State rolling out food assistance benefits in disaster counties

AUSTIN (KXAN) — For families in Bastrop and Fayette counties impacted by Hurricane Harvey, the state is offering short-term food assistance benefits.
The Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) is designed to help people return to their homes and make sure they have access to food and electricity. To qualify, you must have experienced a loss of income, destruction of your home or a disaster-related expense. You must almost meet certain income limits.
Since Bastrop