Starting April 1, 2026, Texas SNAP recipients will no longer be able to purchase candy or sweetened drinks with their ...

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is making $60 million in initial federal funding available to rural ...

Members of the public may attend the meeting in-person or watch it live at https://texashhsmeetings.org/HHSWebcas t. Find the meeting date and time and select the tab for Winters Live. For webcasting ...

Gov. Greg Abbott announced that HHSC is making $60 million in federal funding available to rural hospital districts to create or improve community-based prevention, wellness and nutrition programs.

Gov. Greg Abbott and HHSC unveiled $60 million in federal funding to help rural hospital districts expand prevention, ...

Millions of low-income Texans have been reminded that changes are coming to how they can use their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, with new limits set on purchases to take ...

Texas is also preparing to take on an addition 25% of the administrative costs of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, later this year— which is more than $100 million annually.

The federal government is penalizing states for having a high error rate in their payments to food stamp recipients.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Starting April 1, 2026, Texans who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will no longer be able to use their Lone Star Cards to purchase candy or sweetened ...

Texans who receive food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will no longer be able to use their benefits to buy candy or sweetened drinks, according to a news release from ...

Texas policymakers spent almost eight hours discussing how to reduce fraud in social services programs, as state and federal pressure grow. The Senate Health and Human Services Committee heard from ...