Texas to prohibit purchases of candy, sugary drinks with SNAP benefits
Beginning April 1, Texans can no longer use food stamps to purchase sweetened beverages and candy. Texas will…
Beef prices are up 15% since last year. Texas ranchers and restaurants say they’re still struggling – Houston Public Media
Michael Adkison/Houston Public Media A cattle head at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo on March 9, 2026.…
USDA forecasts drop in ag trade deficit
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – The number of Ag exports is surging, meaning good news for the Ag community.…
Lubbock Feeders closing – High Plains Journal
(Photo by Lukas Kosc via Pexels.) West Texas’ Lubbock Feeders, a 50,000-head feedlot, has announced it will close its…
USDA awards Texas Tech University’s veterinary school grant
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Texas Tech’s School of Veterinary Medicine receives $250,000 USDA grant
Texas Tech University’s School of Veterinary Medicine is tackling the nationwide shortage of food animal veterinarians with the creation of…
El Paso has double the rate of food insecurity of rest of Texas
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Texas has the highest rate of food insecurity in the nation and El…
Small farmers in Houston struggle in wake of USDA cuts
Even on the city’s hottest, most humid summer days, Toto Alimasi is tending to his less-than-an-acre farm off…
Texans again receiving full SNAP benefits, state health department says
Texans began receiving full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits Nov. 14, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission…
Political Stalemate Endangers Food Security for Vulnerable Texans
Overview: The federal government shutdown has left 3.5 million Texans, including 1.7 million children, without their monthly SNAP…
Judge orders feds to fully fund SNAP in November, but it’s unclear when Texans will receive benefits – Houston Public Media
Maria Crane/The Texas Tribune A customer stocks up on produce at an Austin H-E-B on Jan. 13, 2024.…
Texas’ AG commissioner talks food banks, school meal programs funding
WACO, Texas (KXXV) — Texas’ top AG official said one of his biggest worries during the federal government…