Texas lets students have cupcakes, eat them too
Sunday, March 13, 2005
AUSTIN, Texas -- Amid tense debate over education funding, Texas House members paused to take up a matter dear to school children everywhere: cupcakes. Legislators in an unanimous vote Wednesday cleared the way for public school students to once again nibble on the sweet treats -- complete with candy sprinkles -- to celebrate their birthdays. Texas agriculture commissioner Susan Combs, whose agency oversees the state's school lunch program, imposed new healthy food rules beginning this academic year aimed at limiting or eliminating junk food and food that competes with cafeteria fare. In August, soon after setting the new rules, Combs issued a "cupcake clarification" stating that cakes and cupcakes could be brought to school for birthdays.
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