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A state appeals court on Monday ruled Harris County’s guaranteed income program may move forward, paving the way for checks to be sent out to low-income residents as soon as Wednesday.

An appeal by Attorney General Ken Paxton to the Texas Supreme Court is expected, county officials said Monday morning.

“The state will appeal, but we will continue to fight so that people have the resources they need to lift themselves out of poverty,” Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee tweeted. “To the Texas Supreme Court we go.”Paxton filed an emergency motion to block the payments with Texas’ 14th Court of Appeals […]

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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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William Farrell, Assistant Attorney General of Texas, argues that Harris County’s guaranteed income program violates the Texas Constitution during a hearing on April 18, 2024, in the 165th District Court in Houston, Texas. The judge upheld the program. (Meridith Kohut for the Houston Landing) Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… A state appeals court on Monday ruled Harris County’s guaranteed income program may move forward, paving the way for checks to be sent out to low-income residents as soon as Wednesday.

An appeal by Attorney General Ken Paxton to the Texas Supreme Court is expected, county officials said Monday morning.

“The […]

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The United States government has confirmed the date of stimulus checks to be provided in the states of Michigan and California. Citizens of these states will receive a $528 stimulus check to improve their lifestyle.

These citizens have to satisfy the eligibility criteria during the program application process. Once they are considered eligible, they will receive the program payment for a given time. The government will provide guaranteed income for everyone in the state on 15 May 2024. Here, we discuss more detailed information related to the $528 Stimulus Checks 2024 criteria and amount for different states.

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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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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas appeals court has ruled that Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton can face discipline from the state bar association over his failed effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

A disciplinary committee of the State Bar of Texas accused Paxton in 2022 of making false claims of fraud in a lawsuit that questioned President Joe Biden’s victory. On Thursday, a three-judge panel of the 5th District Court of Appeals said Paxton can be sanctioned by the committee because the lawsuit seeks to punish him in his personal capacity as an attorney and not as a […]

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears at a hearing, Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at Harris County Criminal Court in Houston. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ‘s office is asking an appeals court to stop Harris County’s new guaranteed income program, Uplift Harris, from sending out checks to low-income residents after a judge on Thursday ruled that the program could move forward .

LEGAL TWIST: Harris County guaranteed income program can move forward, judge rules

Paxton’s office has challenged the legality of the county’s plan to send $500 monthly payments to around 1,900 low-income households over the course of 18 […]

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