Marketing director at the Foundation for Government Accountability writes about a bill in the Texas Legislature that would ...

Last week, the Feeding Texas network, which includes the South Texas Food Bank, issued a statement urging the public to ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps, helps low-income individuals and families buy healthy food. In Texas, this support is handled b ...

Feeding Texas, the state association of food banks, shared concerns and has been talking to elected officials in Washington ...

The payment dates for SNAP’s benefits are set according to the beneficiary's Eligibility Determination Group (EDG) number.

The Texas Senate has passed Bill 379, aiming to limit the purchase of ultra-processed foods with SNAP benefits. This ...

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 ...

Soda companies are starting to push back on state and national Republicans who have blamed them for America’s obesity problems as they try to ban soft drinks from food stamp programs in Texas ...

The Texas Senate has voted to ban food stamp recipients from purchasing junk food and soda. The vote came this week on Senate Bill 379 and passed overwhelmingly 22-8. The bill would ban food stamp ...