Buoyed by the Trump administration's willingness to place restrictions on food assistance programs, Texas moves to limit junk ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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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.