On April 1, Texas becomes the first state to ban SNAP recipients from buying candy, gum, and sweetened soft drinks. Many more changes are underway for SNAP users, the most in recent memory.

Millions of Texans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will see new restrictions on what they ...

Texas SNAP recipients will no longer be able to use their Lone Star Cards to buy candy or sweetened drinks beginning April 1.

AUSTIN - The Texas Health and Human Services Commission reminds Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients that they can no longer buy candy or sweetened drinks with their Lone Star ...

Beginning April 1, benefits cannot be used to purchase certain drinks or snacks in the Lone Star State.

The changes come after lawmakers passed a bill during the last legislative session to try to encourage Texas families to buy ...

Come April 1, 2026, the candy aisle is going to look very different for Texans who use SNAP. A new statewide rule, signed off ...

Texas SNAP recipients will no longer be able to use their Lone Star Cards to purchase candy, gum, or sweetened drinks beginning April 1, 2026, under new state restrictions.

Texas will no longer allow SNAP recipients to buy candy or sweetend drinkg with Lone Star Cards starting April 1, under a new state law approved by ...

Texas has announced the March 2026 SNAP payment schedule. Scroll down to check.

Families are no longer reimbursed for stolen benefits and are going into more debt to put food on the table.