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

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

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

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

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

The governor of Texas is seeking federal help to prohibit the purchase of junk food using SNAP benefits. Supreme Court deals ...

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

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

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 Texas governor is asking Trump officials for a waiver to bar the purchase of “highly processed food” through the ...

GOP lawmakers on the committee say the change will close loopholes people have exploited for years and incentivize Americans ...

A House Republican proposal to slash $290 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or food stamps, ...