Governor Abbott has asked for Texan SNAP benefit recipients to be prevented from spending them on soda and candy.

Texas’ governor joins other Republican governors making similar requests to ban purchases of candy and soda through the SNAP ...

In a letter to the USDA, Gov. Abbott has asked for the department to forbid purchases of unhealthy foods under SNAP benefits.

The U.S House Agriculture Committee is scheduled to mark-up its Reconciliation Bill that would require them to cut $230 billion in spending, including from the SNAP food assistance program.

State governments would have to shoulder a portion of the cost to keep SNAP going when historically, the federal government has funded the program.

Texas has requested a waiver from the USDA to prohibit the use of SNAP benefits on unhealthy foods like soda and candy.

Feeding Texas urges the members of the House Agriculture Committee and all members of the U.S. House to reject these proposed ...

The East Texas Food Bank released its 2025 Map the Meal Gap numbers. They say it's their snapshot of hunger in East Texas, ...

This week, both the North Texas Food Bank and the Tarrant Area Food Bank have shone a spotlight on a troubling Texas trend of food insecurity and hunger. A newly released study from Feeding ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps, helps low-income individuals and ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The House Agriculture Committee is debating how to implement a $230 billion cut to the USDA. Bill legislation released last night shows the cut will focus largely on the ...

Proposed snap cuts could increase food insecurity in Texoma after recent changes were made to the U.S. House Agriculture ...