Texas became the latest state to enact a host of public health measures driven by the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda with new laws taking aim at additives and sugary foods.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. praised the Legislature on Wednesday as he joined Gov. Greg Abbott at a signing ceremony for a trio of MAHA-inspired bills.

“There are no states, with the possible exception of Louisiana, that have done more far-reaching legislation than this, and there’s no state that fought a harder battle to get here," Kennedy said, adding that Texas is “leading the nation” in his MAHA push.

Abbott said, “Texas is doing its part to make Texas healthy again by the laws I’m signing today.”

One of the measures will implement sweeping fitnes

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