Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton files lawsuit against Harris County Universal Basic Income Program
Sen. Bettencourt Describes "no-strings-attached" Random UBI Program as "Lottery Socialism"Austin, TX – In 2023, Harris County announced they would be implementing a program titled "Uplift Harris" which would provide awarded low-income families in Harris County’s Commissioners Court selected by City of Houston ZIP codes $500 per month for 18 months. These 9k payments per lucky winner were announced as "no-strings-attached" with no restrictions on how recipients could spend the money. Harris County is the first and only county to pilot a UBI program […]
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