Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Harris County to Stop New Unlawful ​“Guaranteed Income” Scheme

Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Harris County to Stop New Unlawful ​“Guaranteed Income” Scheme

Paxton Says It Violates Texas Supreme Court’s Previous Ruling

September 20, 2024 – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Harris County Commissioners Court for attempting to restart its unlawful “guaranteed income” program despite being ordered to halt all similar cash disbursements in a virtually identical case.

In April, Attorney General Paxton sued Harris County to stop an unlawful “guaranteed income” welfare scheme called “Uplift Harris” that sought to redistribute public money with “no strings attached” to 1,928 Harris County residents—including some classifications of noncitizens. The Texas Constitution explicitly rejects such programs and forbids “any county, city, town or other political […]

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