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Texas lawmakers consider measure prohibiting SNAP benefits from being used to purchase junk food

March 25, 2025

A bill making its way through the Texas legislature would bar people from using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits on junk food, including soda, energy drinks, candy, chips and cookies. Senate Bill 379 would narrow the restrictions on the types of food people can purchase using SNAP funds, formerly known as food stamps. Republican State Sen. Mayes Middleton, who authored the bill, said he filed the legislation...

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