What you need to know about coronavirus, plus a map of every case in Texas

BY WIRE SERVICES AND TOM STEELE

On Friday, Abbott and the state Health and Human Services Commission, which administers the federally paid benefits, announced it had received a waiver from the federal department to grant another six months of eligibility to 276,000 households up for renewal in July or August.

Commission spokesman Elliott Sprehe said he did not know how many affected households are in North Texas.

“Households due for renewal in July will have their benefits automatically extended until January 2021 and August renewals are extended until February 2021,” he said. Renewal packets will be sent one month before benefits expire, he said.

In recent weeks, according to Every Texans’ Cooper, the federal department had been rejecting states’ requests for additional waivers of interview requirements and certification of continuing eligibility.

“They were trying to act like ‘Oh, the pandemic is over’ and they were turning states down,” she said. Then about 10 days ago, the Trump administration reversed course, Cooper said. Texas applied again and received another waiver, she said.

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