AUSTIN (AP) — Food stamp benefits will rise in October for low-income families in Texas recovering from Hurricane Ike, state officials said. State officials said Wednesday they requested federal approval to increase benefits for more than 240,000 families in 29 Texas counties whose expenses have gone up because of the storm.

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