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 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) , formerly known as Food Stamps, is a federal government initiative that provides support to low-income individuals and familie ...

Gov. Abbott has sent a letter asking for a waiver to ban unhealthy foods from SNAP benefits. While the U.S. Agriculture ...

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

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

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

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

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Texas’ governor joins other Republican governors making similar requests to ban purchases of candy and soda through the SNAP program. Under a Gov. Greg Abbott plan, low-income Texans could use ...