Texas Legislature allocates $6.6 million for school breakfast programs, aiding 70,000 students

Advocacy group No Kid Hungry Texas is celebrating the inclusion of $6.6 million for school breakfast programs in the Texas Legislature's recently approved 2024-2025 biennium budget. That outlay will allow schools across the state to offer free breakfast for any students who qualifies for the reduced-price meals program. The funding will allow some 70,000 students across the state access to the free meals, officials with the organization said during a news conference in Austin.