Starting April 1, 2026, Texas SNAP recipients will no longer be able to purchase candy or sweetened drinks with their ...

The federal government is penalizing states for having a high error rate in their payments to food stamp recipients.

New food stamp restrictions prohibiting benefits to be used to purchase sweetened beverages and candy will affect millions of Texans starting April 1. Senate Bill 379, one of three bills under Texas’ ...

In this week’s episode of East Texas In Focus, KETK’s Nolan Hoffman got to learn about how recent changes to the Supplemental ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A woman shops for groceries at a supermarket in Monterey Park, California on October 19, 2022 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shoppers in Texas may begin noticing new signs in grocery stores next to certain food and drink items, alerting Supplemental ...

New restrictions on what Texans can buy with food stamp benefits take effect Wednesday, limiting purchases of most candy and sweetened beverages under a new state law aimed at encouraging healthier ...

A woman shops for groceries at a supermarket in Monterey Park, California on October 19, 2022. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images) Texas Health and Human Services (THHS) officials reported to the ...

SNAP junk-food purchase restrictions take effect April 1 in Texas. Several other states will also be implementing restrictions in 2026, 2027, and 2028. The new restrictions vary by state, but most ...

AUSTIN, Texas — THE TEXAS TRIBUNE – While filling up at a gas station recently, Janell Britton’s vision started to darken and blur, and her body broke out into a sweat. She suffers from hypoglycemia, ...

Some Texans on SNAP say the ban on using food stamps to buy sugary drinks and candy prevents quick fixes to low blood sugar ...

Some major shakeups are coming to Texas' Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The changes aim to restrict the use of SNAP benefits to purchase most sweetened beverages and candy in order to ...