A new state law increases what SNAP applicants’ vehicles can be worth before they’re disqualified for federal food assistance. But most states don’t take car values into consideration at all.

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Buoyed by the Trump administration's willingness to place restrictions on food assistance programs, Texas moves to limit junk food.

Big cuts are still likely on the way to the federal food stamps, but the U.S. Senate has rolled back some of the more aggressive work requirements the U.S. House was trying to add to the program.

Food stamp recipients could soon be barred from using their benefits to buy chips, sodas and other types of junk food under a bill that passed the Texas Senate. “This bill isn’t about limiting ...

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According to Feeding Texas, a nonprofit food bank network that lobbied for HB 1287, more than 54,000 Texas SNAP applicants were rejected in 2022.

The measure should be signed quickly by Gov. Greg Abbott, who signaled he wants a waiver from federal rules to keep junk food from SNAP purchases.