The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps, is designed to provide ... throughout the United States. In Texas, SNAP benefits are dispersed through the ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A bill restricting what Texans can buy with food stamps is one step closer to becoming law. Senate Bill 379 overwhelmingly passed 22-8 and now heads to the House.

Food-stamp spending on unhealthy food isn’t just a medical and moral crisis. It’s also a monetary crisis for taxpayers, writes Victoria Eardley.(AP) According to the USDA, the one item most ...

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 ...

Commonly known as food stamps ... not everyone can access it, especially people living in low-income urban and rural areas. What the Beverage Industry feels about the Texas Senate bill Meanwhile ...