The Texas Health and Human Services Commission sends out SNAP benefits to around 3.5 million residents each month. Here’s ...

This year, 22 states are changing what people who rely on SNAP for food assistance can buy with their benefits. The new rules ...

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

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 ...

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. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to the USDA Food and Nutrition Service, the definition of "sweetened drinks" is "nonalcoholic beverages made with water ...

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, a condition characterized by chronic ...

House Blocks Soda Ban in SNAP, 55 Republicans Join Democrats ...

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 ...

TYLER, Texas (KETK)– Under the “One Big, Beautiful Bill”, Texas would lose millions of dollars in federal funding for snap program in 2027 if they don’t meet new federal standards for payment accuracy ...

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

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 ...