Two federal judges ruled Friday that the Trump administration must tap existing funds to keep the SNAP food assistance program running during the government shutdown, according to reporting from the Associated Press.

But it wasn’t immediately clear when Texans could start receiving assistance, which was expected to pause Saturday.

The rulings came as Gov. Greg Abbott faced mounting pressure to authorize emergency funding for Texas SNAP recipients. Abbott said U.S. Senate Democrats should pass legislation to end the government shutdown.

The judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island said the Trump administration could decide whether to fund SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, sometimes called food stamps, partially or in full.

Leaders of 25 Democratic-run states and the D

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