A Houston woman is among thousands of Texans reporting stolen food benefits, as federal protection for victims of Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) fraud expired late last year.

Consumer experts say card skimming may be behind growing fraud cases. One solution could be enabling chips on EBT cards, but it could be costly.

The residents allege the state isn’t doing enough to protect benefits to which they’re entitled under federal law.

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