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

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

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

The East Texas Food Bank released their 2025 Map the Meal Gap numbers showing that one in five adults in the East Texas area ...

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

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

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’ 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 ...

Gov. Greg Abbott is requesting a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to prohibit the use of SNAP benefits to purchase unhealthy and highly processed foods in Texas. In a Wednesday ...