By Olivia Aldridge. Originally published on Houston Public Media on August 22, 2025.
Trevor Findley is quoted in this article
A law going into effect Sept. 1 aims to “make Texas healthy again,” tapping into a national movement spurred by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Senate Bill 25 requires food products containing certain additives to include a warning label when sold in Texas and creates several other major provisions aimed at addressing the role of nutrition and exercise in preventing chronic disease. The rules will have impacts that reach from the grocery aisle to medical school classrooms.
SB 25’s primary author, Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, aligned the legislation with Kennedy’s “Make America Healthy Again” platform at a press conference introducing the bill back in February.
“We’re going to turn a page in history, and we’re going to be healthier again. We’ll make Texas healthy again, and we will make America healthy again,” she said.
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