Since then, it was renamed the Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program, or SNAP, and electronic debit cards replaced the old coupon-like food stamp booklets many Americans recall from the 1970s.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

A customer holds bags of Hershey Co. candies at the Hershey’s Chocolate World store in New York on Jan. 27, 2016. Soon, food stamp holders will no longer be able to purchase candy or soda with ...

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 ...