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New Trump administration rules designed to cut waste in the nation’s food stamp program means Texas taxpayers will have to pay the federal government $700 million more each year to participate, state ...

AUSTIN (KVIA) -- The Texas Health and Human Services Commission said Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients can no longer buy candy or sweetened drinks with Lone Star Cards in ...

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.

San Antonio police officers are investigating a body found on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, near the 9700 block of Espada Road, not far from Loop 410 on the South Side. ‘Unusual number of vultures’ ...

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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 ...

A new Texas law bans using SNAP benefits to buy sweetened beverages and candy. Health experts and individuals with diabetes or hypoglycemia worry this will prevent quick access to sugar during medical ...

The launch of a Summer EBT program for West Virginia students was announced by the West Virginia Department of Human Services ...