date:Feb 27, 2013
d then, on the other hand, using tax dollars for health-related diseases that come about because of junk food.
According to the Houston Chronicle, Human Services Commission Spokesperson Linda Gockel said that other states have been unsuccessful in similar efforts to ban certain types of foods covered by SNAP. Previous attempts to restrict SNAP purchases have been consistently blocked by the Federal Food and Nutritional Service.
Both bills, if passed, would take effect on September 1, 2013.