A stained glass window of the El Paso County seal at the El Paso County Courthouse. (Danielle Prokop/El Paso Matters) El Paso County’s plan to give $500 per month to some low-income families starting this summer appears to be on hold while the Texas Supreme Court decides whether a similar cash assistance program in Harris County violates the Texas Constitution.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton earlier this year sued to block a so-called guaranteed income program in Harris County, home to Houston. That case is now in front of the Texas Supreme Court, which paused the rollout of payments to […]
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