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<p align="left"><strong>AUSTIN </strong>- During the H1N1 flu outbreaks last spring, numerous Texas schools closed, leaving an estimated 490,000 students without access to meals normally provided under the National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs. In response to a <a href="http://www.texasagriculture.gov/vgn/tda/files/1848/32805_June 5, 2009 Letter From TDA and THHSS to Vilsack Regarding H1N1.pdf" title="http://www.texasagriculture.gov/vgn/tda/files/1848/32805_June 5, 2009 Letter From TDA and THHSS to Vilsack Regarding H1N1.pdf">letter</a> from Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, a change in federal policy was secured that will allow schools to serve meals, and receive federal reimbursement, during a public health emergency. </p>