Candy, chips and energy drinks would be included in the ban. A proposed Texas bill would ban residents from purchasing junk food using food stamps. House Bill 4364, filed by Texas state Rep ...

The new waivers will restrict the purchase of so-called "junk food" with SNAP funds in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Colorado, ...

A widespread scam targeting SNAP benefits is leaving hundreds of refugee families in San Antonio without immediate money to buy food.

Texas was tied with Alaska as the states with the fifth-highest share of food-insecure children. That's nearly 1.7 million children in Texas.

Completed forms should be mailed to Texas Health and Human Services Commission, P.O. Box 149027, Austin, TX 78714-9027, or faxed to 877-447-2839. Hot food purchases with Lone Star Cards are ...

Formerly known as food stamps, the programme has roots in a New Deal plan to redirect crop surpluses. Its subsequent survival owes much to cynicism about cash-benefits.

The number of millionaires in the United States is soaring. A report from Swiss bank UBS finds about 1 in 10 American adults now has a net worth of at ...