Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Texas dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of ...

Governor Greg Abbott is advocating for restrictions on the types of foods that can be purchased with Supplemental Nutrition ...

Texas’ governor joins other Republican governors making similar requests to ban purchases of candy and soda through the SNAP ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps, is a federal government initiative that provides support to low-income individuals and families ...

Texas lawmakers have passed a bill that would make it easier for parents to opt out of vaccinating their children, despite the current measles outbreak in West Texas.

The bill would, among other provisions, provide for education funding to automatically increase as property values appreciate ...

Texas has requested a waiver from the USDA to prohibit the use of SNAP benefits on unhealthy foods like soda and candy.

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 ...

Texas Health and Human Services Commission late Wednesday began notifying another 33,529 recipients of state benefits that their private information had been improperly accessed. The latest ...

Gov. Greg Abbott is requesting a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to prohibit the use of SNAP benefits to ...