Proponents say taxpayer money shouldn't subsidize junk food. Critics say it could exacerbate hunger in places without easy ...

An advocacy group called Make Texans Healthy Again (MHTA) praised the move by the Texas Senate in a news release as a way to ...

A new study about potential cuts to Medicaid and SNAP found that Texas could see its gross domestic product shrink by $7 ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as Food Stamps, is designed to provide benefits to people ...

Texas state Senator Mayes Middleton said his bill was about "making sure taxpayer funded food stamps are used to buy ...

A bill in the Texas legislature would prohibit purchasing junk food, including soda, energy drinks, candy, chips and cookies, with SNAP benefits.

Tell 26 what you think: should the legislature ban people from using SNAP benefits to buy junk food? Vote now!

House Republicans' proposal to cut federal spending by $1.1 trillion over the next decade would result in a $113 billion ...

Data: Commonwealth Fund and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health; Map: Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios Texas could lose thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in ...

TEXAS (KAUZ) - The Feeding Texas network and Texas Food Policy Roundtable are urging lawmakers to pass HB 2202 and SB 1031.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as Food Stamps, provides a key resource to more than 42 million low-income Americans, helping them meet their basic ...

A bill making its way through the Texas legislature would bar people from using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits on junk food, including soda, energy drinks, candy ...