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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps, helps low-income individuals and ...

Kavya Beheraj/Axios Over 22% of Bexar County children live in food-insecure households, per new estimates first shared with Axios from Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks. Why it ...

The U.S House Agriculture committee is proposing a cut to SNAP benefits that would be the largest rollback of food assistance in the country's history. The cut would be $230 billion, targeting the ...

The East Texas Food Bank reports increasing food insecurity affecting thousands, including children. With potential SNAP cuts ...

Gov. Greg Abbott sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins asking for the United States Department of ...