According to the USDA’s state issuance schedule, Texas households certified after June 1, 2020, receive benefits between the ...

Texas will become the first state in the country to block certain junk food purchases with SNAP benefits starting April 1. Under a new law, some items, including candy and certain sugary drinks, will ...

BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – New restrictions on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are now in effect across Texas. The restrictions are changing what recipients can and cannot buy at ...

The Trump administration unveiled a final rule that will require more food stamp recipients to work in order to receive benefits. (CNN) HOUSTON – Millions of Texans who rely on the Supplemental ...

A sign at an H-E-B in Austin on March 23, 2026 alerts shoppers of new restrictions on what they can purchase with SNAP benefits. While filling up at a gas station recently, Janell Britton’s vision ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Last year, the legislature ordered changes to what qualifies for purchase under the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Those will go into effect with permission ...

Feeding Texas says stricter eligibility requirements and policy changes are contributing to the drop, putting added pressure ...

SNAP recipients in Texas won't be able to buy sweetened soft drinks and candies using their benefits beginning April 1. The changes found in Senate Bill 379, approved last year, are part of a state ...

AUSTIN (KVIA) -- The Texas Health and Human Services Commission said Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients can no longer buy candy or sweetened drinks with Lone Star Cards in ...