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Food stamps help more than 3 million Texans put food on the table. But proposed federal cuts—and new rules—could change that.
A proposed Texas law that would end the use of SNAP benefits, or food stamps, for buying “junk food” passed the Texas Senate last week. Senate Bill 379, authored by Houston-area state Sen.
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Public-health groups are tying themselves in knots over a GOP crackdown on the sugary drink.
Pop, soda, Coke – whatever someone might call it in Michigan, they may not be able to buy it with food stamps much longer.
The Healthy SNAP Act would exclude soft drinks, candy, ice cream and prepared desserts from being bought with SNAP benefits.