Texas conservatives push back on guaranteed income programs

Texas conservatives push back on guaranteed income programs

Texas Politics,Texas Policy,Texas Government Downtown Houston on Sept. 16, 2019. Texas Attorney General sued Harris County in April to block its guaranteed income program, which would give participants about $500 a month for 18 months with no strings attached. Advocates say guaranteed income programs are an effective tool to fight poverty but critics argue they amount to government overreach.We’re testing using AI-powered tools to provide an audio version of this story.

The city didn’t ask Sullivan for anything in return. The aid was part of San Antonio’s Two-Year Fund, a so-called guaranteed income program that gave money to low-income households […]

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