Harris County guaranteed income program gets OK from Texas judge

Harris County guaranteed income program gets OK from Texas judge

A state distrcit judge ruled against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit to block Harris County’s guaranteed income program. Judge Lina Hidalgo called it “an important victory.” Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspaper/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images A Texas judge ruled against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit to stop the pilot guaranteed income program, effectively allowing it to resume.

The ruling comes after Paxton’s office sued Harris County last week, arguing that the program, which gives low-income residents $500 a month, violates the Texas Constitution’s provisions on the disbursements of public funds.

In a statement Thursday afternoon, Judge Lina Hidalgo called the court’s […]

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