Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Harris County, where Houston is located, over its guaranteed income program aimed to help thousands of impoverished households in the county.
Paxton contends that the program, named ‘Uplift Harris’, which will provide families in need with $500 a month for 18 months, violates the Texas Constitution.
More than 1,900 eligible individuals and families were selected from the ten of the poorest zip codes in the county in February, with the first payment scheduled to go out in late April.With the attorney general now calling the program unlawful, the program could be halted just weeks […]
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