Food Stamps

The U.S. House is considering a version of a farm bill that could heavily impact benefits for Texans receiving food stamps. The change to state policy…

Using wooden tokens, Ellen Ray pays for carrots, parsnips and broccoli at the Austin Sustainable Food Center’s farmers market in Sunset Valley. Ray, a…

Farm-state lawmakers are urging leaders to include a farm bill as part of any budget deal to avert year-end tax increases and spending cuts. But others argue that Congress shouldn't toss the farm bill into a giant package because it would very likely stifle debate and amendments.

Canned food drives are common around the holiday season. But food banks across Texas have placed a few other things a little higher on their wish lists…

Southeast Austin resident Maria Del Rasario Ramirez has lived and worked in the United States for twenty years, and she is one of 162,440 people in Travis…

Almost one out of five Texas households is at risk of hunger, according to a new report by the United States Department of Agriculture.The USDA says 18.5…

As Congress debates proposed cuts to programs that help feed needy families and school children, some school officials and advocates for low-income…

Food stamps helped buffer effects of the economic downturn for millions of families, a new report says. The benefit was particularly strong for children.