THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS SHUT DOWN. HERE’S WHAT IT MEANS FOR TEXAS

TEXAS TRIBUNE
  • A sign advertises a government shutdown relief loan program outside the United States Senate Federal Credit Union branch office in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. Credit: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call/Sipa USA via REUTERS
    A sign advertises a government shutdown relief loan program outside the United States Senate Federal Credit Union branch office in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. Credit: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call/Sipa USA via REUTERS

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    Many federal employees are required to continue working without pay, though furloughs — or the usual uptick in workers calling in sick — could d isrupt some services.

    The federal government officially shut down at midnight as lawmakers blew their deadline to preserve funding for federal agencies, a lapse that could disrupt services many Texans rely on and slow the flow of certain benefits if the s…