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 ...

The governor of Texas is seeking federal help to prohibit the purchase of junk food using SNAP benefits. ‘Doubt and ...

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 ...

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

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

TheSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as SNAP, offers essential support to millions of people in the United States who are facing economic hardship. Its purpos ...

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 ...

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