Texas Senate Bill 379, set to go into effect Sept. 1, looks to change that. The main change the bill would bring is disallowing sodas to be purchased using SNAP benefits. Amber O’Connor ...

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Gov. Greg Abbott is calling on the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to forbid purchases of unhealthy foods under SNAP benefits, a program that helps low-income families pay for ...

Governor Greg Abbott has asked for Texas SNAP benefit recipients to be prevented from spending them on soda and candy.

That measure, Senate Bill 379, has cleared the Senate and is up for a vote in the House. RELATED: Texas moves closer to banning chips, soda and candy from food stamp program Anti-hunger advocates ...

A bill advancing through the Texas legislature is also working to end the use of SNAP benefits to purchase unhealthy foods. SB 379, which was authored by State Sen. Mayes Middleton (R- Galveston ...

A bill that’s that was introduced this session in the Texas Legislature was also trying to accomplish the same goal. Republican State Sen. Mayes Middleton of Galveston said he filed SB 379 to ...

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