Abbott vetoes $60 million program that would feed millions of low-income kids

A program that supporters say would help feed millions of low-income Texas children, including thousands in Nueces County, was vetoed by Governor Greg Abbott.

Abbott vetoes $60 million program that would feed thousands of low-income children in Nueces County

About 48% of Nueces County families struggle to make ends meet, according to local nonprofit Esperanza de Tejas.

“Right now our families in the Coastal Bend are struggling,” said Brianna Davis, founder of Esperanza de Tejas.

“Kids deserve food. There’s no ifs, and’s or doubts about it,” Davis said…

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