Gov. Greg Abbott is requesting a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to prohibit the use of SNAP benefits to ...

Food stamp recipients could soon be barred from using their benefits to buy chips, sodas and other types of junk food under a bill that passed the Texas Senate. “This bill isn’t about limiting ...

Greg Abbott is jumping into the push to restrict the use of food stamps to buy soda and candy in Texas. The Texas Republican ... Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. His request specifically ...

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

A House Republican proposal to slash $290 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or food stamps ... Antonio and Texas families, including cutting benefits for 1 ...

Greg Abbott plan, low-income Texans could use federal SNAP benefits to pay for healthy food, but not for low-nutrition, highly processed junk food. Credit: Joe Timmerman/The Texas Tribune Audio ...