Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio’s newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. Restrictions on Texans buying candy and sugary drinks ...

A 178% spike in global cocoa prices in 2024 sent shockwaves through the U.S. candy industry, exposing the vulnerability of small retailers just as Halloween—their busiest season—approached.

Austin’s Lammes Candies is closing most operations after 141 years, citing rising raw material costs, labor pressures and shrinking margins.

Starting April 1, Senate Bill 379 prevents shoppers from using their Lone Star Card to buy items like gum, taffy, nuts, raisins and sweetened drinks. Texas will survey recipients on the changes. is ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — New restrictions are now in effect for Texans using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, limiting certain purchases made with Lone Star Cards in an effort to promote ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Analyzing its grocery orders that included candy in 2024, Instacart found each state's Halloween candy preferences. At the top of ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Trick or treating may be slow this year, but Texas’ consumption of fruity treat Starburst won’t be. Starburst — several state’s fruity favorite (Courtesy of Starburst) At least not ...