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 ...

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

The U.S House Agriculture committee is proposing a cut to SNAP benefits that would be the largest rollback of food assistance ...

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.