How to help others in the Austin area during the SNAP delays

More than 87,000 people in the Austin area will likely face delays receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, even after two federal judges ordered the Trump Administration to restart the program by Monday. The administration said it will only disburse half the funding it normally does through SNAP, and warned that in some states the […]
Trump Will Ask Courts How To Legally Fund SNAP After Judges Rule He Can’t Block Food Stamps

Topline President Donald Trump said Friday he has instructed White House lawyers to ask courts for more clarity on how his administration can legally fund the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program “as soon as possible,” after two judges ordered the use of emergency funds to continue funding the program during the shutdown. The ruling was made […]
How to prepare for digital outages

NEW YORK (AP) — A major Amazon Web Services outage disrupted scores of online platforms on Monday — leaving people around the world unable to access some banks, chatting apps, online food ordering and more. History shows these kinds of system outages can be short-lived, and are often minor inconveniences — such as placing a […]