PLANO, Texas — It’s already difficult for Kyrin Elmore, who is far from her home-state of Florida. But as a single mother with two boys, it’s even tougher.

Her youngest son has autism, and she’s doing everything she can to provide for her two boys.

“It’s something I don’t want them to ever worry about. I would rather worry about it,” Elmore said.

Elmore’s family is one of millions across Texas and thousands in the DFW area facing the loss of SNAP benefits — the government assistance program that helps families buy food. Those benefits are ending on Nov. 1, a direct result of the ongoing government shutdown.

“And their not doing something is doing something to millions of Americans. There’s a fear I’ve never really seen before,” said Cheryl Jackson of Minnie's Food Pantry.

That fear

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