Texas launches upgraded WIC cards with real-time benefit tracking through new app

Texas WIC recipients can now use upgraded EBT cards and the updated myWIC app to track benefits in real time, receive remote updates and access new security features.
By Ethan Love at KXAN (NBC Austin) - Local News · · 1 min read

Texas WIC recipients can now use upgraded EBT cards and the updated myWIC app to track benefits in real time, receive remote updates and access new security features.
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Texas WIC recipients can now use upgraded EBT cards and the updated myWIC app to track benefits in real time, receive remote updates and access new security features.

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