The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps Texans with low wages put food on the table. SNAP covers about 1.7 million Texas kids — including 500,000 kids under age five.
Common jobs for Texans enrolled in SNAP include:
- Cashiers
- Cooks construction workers
- Truck drivers, others drivers, and sales workers
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
Texans in rural areas and small towns have higher participation rates in SNAP than other Texans.
Congress and the Texas Legislature revised SNAP in 2025:
- The Legislature ended SNAP purchases of candy and soda.
- In HR 1 (the “Big Beautiful Bill”), Congress expanded SNAP work requirements.
Learn more about SNAP and state policy in Texas in our new one-pager:
