Appeals court denies Texas’ emergency order to block Harris County program that gives some families $500 a month

Appeals court denies Texas’ emergency order to block Harris County program that gives some families $500 a month

Around 1,900 families have been chosen for the program that is supposed to start on April 24.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — An appellant court denied an emergency order filed by the state of Texas to block Harris County’s guaranteed income program from going into effect.

The program, Uplift Harris , is designed to give families living in poverty $500 a month for 18 months.The case is likely headed to the Texas Supreme Court.In a new filing Monday morning shared by Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee , a state appeals court formally blocked Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ‘s effort to stop […]

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