date:Feb 27, 2013
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp program, may no longer be available for the purchase of energy drinks and other specified junk food items such as chips, candy and cookies. Earlier this month, Texas representatives filed two bills that would prohibit foods considered unhealthy from being purchased with public-assistance dollars
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There are currently over 4.1 million Texans who rely on SNAP to buy groceries, according to the United States Depa