While Polticians Continue Budget Standoff, Veterans in Texas Brace for Loss of Benefits

lana Rocha, Texas Tribune As the impasse over the federal government shutdown in Washington, D.C., enters its third week, Tara Plybon, the wife of a National Guard veteran, is starting to ration her family’s money. “I guess when you deal with trauma, you learn to just take things with a grain of salt,” said Plybon, …