Local convenience store and meat market El Torito serves residents living along U.S. Highway 281 in San Benito, pictured on June 29, 2018. . (Reynaldo Leal For The Texas Tribune, Reynaldo Leal For ...

AUSTIN, Texas — For years, Texas lawmakers have tried to stop food stamp recipients from purchasing snack food. With support from the federal government, Texas’ first step to root out ...

TEXAS TRIBUNE — For years, Texas lawmakers have tried to stop food stamp recipients from purchasing snack food. With support from the federal government, Texas’ first step to root out ...

Texas News Sodas, candy to be banned from Texas food stamp purchases Buoyed by the Trump administration's willingness to place restrictions on food assistance programs, Texas moves to limit junk food.

For years, Texas lawmakers have tried to stop food stamp recipients from purchasing snack food. With support from the federal government, Texas’ first step to root out unhealthy foods from the ...

Sodas, candy to be banned from Texas food stamp purchases Buoyed by the Trump administration's willingness to place restrictions on food assistance programs, Texas moves to limit junk food.

The modern food assistance program most Americans still refer to as the food stamp program was created when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Food Stamp Act of 1964.

Texas SB 379 is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk. Once signed, it would ban food stamp users from buying sodas and candy.