The Texas Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) system uses the Lone Star Card to provide access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) cash benefits.

Check your balance on the Your Texas Benefits mobile app, YourTexasBenefits.com, or call the Lone Star Card Help Desk at 800-777-7328. Check your receipt after buying something. Check your balance at the store before buying anything, if the store allows it.

SNAP food benefits are put on a Lone Star Card and can be used just like a credit card at any store that accepts SNAP. SNAP can’t be used to: Buy tobacco. Buy alcoholic drinks. Buy things you can't eat or drink. Pay for food bills you owe. You can also use your SNAP benefits to buy food online. Learn more about buying food online with SNAP.

Protect your Lone Star Card. Keep it in a safe place and don’t write your PIN on your card or card sleeve. Never share your card or PIN with others. Review your purchases and check your card balance frequently by calling the Lone Star Help Desk at 800-777-7328, or logging into your account at Your Texas Benefits or on the Your Texas Benefits ...

Dec 21, 2024 · Replacement benefits are for SNAP recipients with benefits stolen, due to fraud, from their Lone Star Card between Oct. 1, 2022, and Dec. 20, 2024. Any SNAP benefits that were stolen on or after Dec. 21, 2024, cannot be replaced due to …

Contact HHSC by phone, mail or fax about Your Texas Benefits and Lone Star Card accounts.

Lone Star Card Activating your card or picking a Personal Identification Number (PIN) Before you can use your card, you must: 1. Activate your card Call 800-777-7328 2. Pick or change your PIN • Pick 4 numbers for your PIN that are easy for you to remember. • Don’t choose a PIN that is easy for someone to guess, like 1111 or 1234.

SNAP recipients in Texas can buy food online. This will make it easier to get food by having the option to pick it up or get it delivered. For questions about how to use your SNAP benefits and Lone Star Card for online purchases, see the frequently asked questions below:

Documenting Missing/ Stolen WIC Lone Star Cards Inventory (08/01/09) Liability of Local Agency for Food Instrument Inventory Shortages (01/01/11) Liability of Local Agency for Food Benefit Reconciliation (Rev. 08/01/09) Issuing Food Packages for the Mother/Infant Dyad (Rev. 11/01/24) Transfer of Texas WIC Lone Star Card Inventory (Rev. 08/01/09)

To provide the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) with a method of issuing Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits through the Lone Star electronic benefit transfer (EBT) system.