Starting next week, Texans will no longer be able to buy sugary drinks and snacks with SNAP benefits. Here's what you need to ...

Some major shakeups are coming to Texas' Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, otherwise known as SNAP.

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

New restrictions on what shoppers can buy with SNAP benefits are coming to some states in 2026.Michael Loccisano/Getty Images Big changes are coming to how shoppers can use SNAP food benefits in some ...

Starting April 1, Texans will no longer be allowed to use food stamps to buy sweetened beverages and candy.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A shopper who receives SNAP benefits slides an EBT card at a checkout counter in a Washington, D.C., grocery store in December ...

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst has introduced legislation aimed at changing how some recipients use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to buy prepared meals. SNAP currently serves more ...

Vendors selling a variety of produce, grains and dairy products attend farmers markets across the Hays County region. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, helps residents in ...

Six more states are joining the growing list of states signing waivers to ban using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for “non-nutritious items.” Last week, USDA Secretary Brooke ...

Erika D. Smith is a politics and policy columnist for Bloomberg Opinion. She is a former Los Angeles Times columnist and Sacramento Bee editorial board member. During this fall’s government shutdown, ...

Nevada blocks SNAP benefits for candy and sugary drinks under a USDA waiver, joining other states testing if restrictions will mean healthier choices.

Ohioans won't be allowed to use SNAP benefits to buy pop or other sugary carbonated drinks, the DeWine administration announced.