Attorney General Ken Paxton has asked the Supreme Court of Texas to step in and block Harris County’s new guaranteed income program, Uplift Harris. The Supreme Court of Texas has temporarily blocked Harris County’s new guaranteed income program , Uplift Harris, after two lower courts denied Attorney General Ken Paxton’s requests to stop the payments.
Paxton sued Harris County earlier this month, alleging its new income program violates a state law that prohibits the gift of public funds to any individual.
Harris County selected and notified recipients and was preparing to mail the first $500 monthly checks. Paxton sought court action […]
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