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Texas SNAP changes in 2026: What junk food you’ll no longer be allowed to buy

In an unprecedented move, Texas will introduce new restrictions on the types of food and beverages that can be purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits starting in 2026 ...
Austin American-Statesman

Texans start getting full SNAP benefits just one day after funding restored

Texans started receiving full November SNAP benefits Friday, the state Health and Human Services Commission said, after two weeks of uncertainty about food assistance payments. Supplemental Nutrition ...
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Some Texas families impacted by SNAP cuts; food banks brace for direct hit

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 ...
WFAA8

Dallas Zoo introduces affordable 'Zoo For All' membership for families on SNAP, WIC

DALLAS — Families who participate in Texas’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) programs can purchase a one-year, family-level Zoo membership for ...
El Paso Times

OPINION: Protecting SNAP means keeping our promise to families in Texas and around the U.S.

As Texans prepare to gather around tables this Thanksgiving, many families are facing a harsh reality. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), our nation’s most effective tool to reduce ...