New Texas SNAP rules effective April 1, 2026, ban candy and sweetened drinks with Lone Star Cards. 3.47 million Texans ...

New Texas SNAP rules restrict most candy and sweetened drinks. Here is what is blocked at checkout and what still qualifies.

Millions of Texans on SNAP can no longer use benefits to buy candy or certain drinks under new rules aimed at promoting ...

Some major shakeups are coming to Texas' Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The changes aim to restrict the use of ...

AUSTIN – The Texas Health and Human Services Commission reminds Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients and vendors that candy or sweetened drinks can no longer be purchased with ...

Texas will become the first state in the country to block certain junk food purchases with SNAP benefits starting April 1.

Beginning April 1, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP recipients in Texas can no longer use their benefits to buy ...

Starting Wednesday, Texas SNAP recipients can no longer use benefits to buy sugary drinks or candy under new program changes.

Texans will no longer be able to purchase sugary drinks or candies with food stamps.

SB 379 is one of the three bills under Texas' "Make America Healthy Again" initiative signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott ...

Texas is the latest state to begin enforcing new purchase restrictions for SNAP, the taxpayer-funded food assistance program.

New Texas SNAP rules ban purchases of candy and sweetened drinks, affecting about 3.3 million Lone Star Card recipients.