Celebration

Juneteenth 2025: Find Out What’s Open and Closed on Emancipation Day

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The modern slaves from Galveston, Texas, kicked off the festivities.  Even though the Emancipation Proclamation set free slaves in the South in 1863, it was not able to be enforced in many areas until the Civil War ended in 1865. After Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and his forces reached in Galveston on June 19, … Read more

SNAP Texas Payment: Beneficiaries get their Food Stamps Before the 4th of July Celebrations in 2025

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In Texas, many SNAP recipients are concerned about whether they will get their money in time as the country prepares for the July 4th, Independence Day weekend. Fortunately, a sizable percentage of qualifying households will start getting their payments at the start of the month, according to Texas’s benefits distribution timetable.  One federal program that … Read more