Checking out at the grocery store is a routine task. For families using government food assistance, that routine is changing abruptly. Texas is leading a new push to modify the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Lawmakers introduced strict guidelines designed to limit the purchase of specific junk foods. Shoppers are swiping their EBT cards and watching the register decline items they bought for years. Here is an explanation of the new sugar and candy restrictions now blocking purchases at checkout across the state.
