HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A bill restricting what Texans can buy with food stamps is one step closer to becoming law. Senate Bill 379 overwhelmingly passed 22-8 and now heads to the House.

Texas Senate Bill 379, known as the "Make Texas Healthy Again Bill," would ban SNAP recipients from purchasing junk food like chips, candy, and sodas. It has passed the Senate and now heads to the ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate has approved Senate Bill 379, a measure that would prohibit Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients from using their benefits to purchase ...

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

Senate Bill 379 would narrow the restrictions on the types ... Similar bills with bipartisan support have been introduced in the Texas House — H.B. 3188, proposed by Democrat Rep.

Source: Texas Senate Bill 379. Middleton said the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is supposed to provide nutritious food that is essential to the health and well-being of Americans.

SB 379 now heads to the Texas House before it is put before the governor. If passed, the bill would take effect in September 2025.