Uplift Harris | Image by Harris County Harris County’s ambitious plan to roll out a guaranteed “basic income” welfare pilot program hit a legal roadblock when the Texas Supreme Court issued a temporary injunction, halting the distribution of $500 payments to select residents.
The decision followed an emergency request from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and ongoing litigation challenging the constitutionality of the initiative, as previously reported by The Dallas Express .
The Supreme Court of Texas (SCOTX) responded to Paxton’s plea, ordering a halt to the county’s Uplift Harris program, which aimed to provide no-strings-attached monthly stipends to nearly 2,000 […]
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