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 ...

Texas SNAP benefits are administered by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and distributed once per month to Texas Lone Star Cards — the state’s EBT card. Benefits, including December’s ...

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, Texas — The Texas Senate has approved Senate Bill 379, a measure that would prohibit Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients from using their benefits to purchase soda, ...

At least 61,000 people who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits had their private information accessed inappropriately, the Texas Health and Human Service Commission said Friday.

LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) — Chari Seeley happily looks at a list of items. She points to the cabbage and cheese. A few seconds later she shouts, “whipping cream!” It’s not something she would usually get ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the main federal program in Texas designed to combat food insecurity. The goal is to promote good nutrition among citizens w ...

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