Food insecurity strikes a million or more Texans, but SNAP food benefits in Texas add a critical nutritional assistance that allows families to make grocery dollars stretch and eat healthy food. The ...

SNAP recipients will receive a larger monthly benefit starting Wednesday, Oct. 1. The maximum monthly benefit for a family of ...

The number of Texas families applying for federal aid to afford groceries almost doubled in April compared with an already high number the month before as record numbers of Texans continue to also ...

In October 2025, thousands of families in Texas rely on SNAP benefits to help cover their monthly food expenses. The state distributes these benefits in a staggered manner, and many recipients are set ...

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Congress continues to debate President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) — the sweeping domestic policy agenda and tax cut extension. But as the White House touts ...

Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio’s newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. Restrictions on Texans buying candy and sugary drinks ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott is requesting a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to prohibit the use of SNAP benefits to purchase unhealthy and highly processed foods in Texas. In a ...

For years, Texas lawmakers have tried to stop food stamp recipients from purchasing snack food. With support from the federal government, Texas’ first step to root out unhealthy foods from the ...