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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Starting Wednesday, Texas SNAP recipients can no longer use benefits to buy sugary drinks or candy under new program changes. NCAA ...

New food stamp restrictions prohibiting benefits to be used to purchase sweetened beverages and candy will affect millions of Texans starting April 1. Senate Bill 379, one of three bills under Texas’ ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Starting April 1, 2026, Texans who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will no longer be able to use their Lone Star Cards to purchase candy or sweetened ...

TYLER, Texas (KETK) – In this week’s episode of East Texas In Focus, KETK’s Nolan Hoffman got to learn about how recent changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will affect East ...

Texas is also preparing to take on an addition 25% of the administrative costs of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, later this year— which is more than $100 million annually.