Proponents say taxpayer money shouldn't subsidize junk food. Critics say it could exacerbate hunger in places without easy access to healthy alternatives.

A bill limiting what you can purchase with food stamps is advancing. What does that mean for the program's future? Here's what we know.

The Texas Senate has voted to ban food stamp recipients from purchasing junk food and soda. The vote came this week on Senate Bill 379 and passed overwhelmingly 22-8. The bill would ban food stamp recipients from using SNAP benefits on junk food items.