"Texas Attorney General Challenges Harris County's Guaranteed Income Program in Lawsuit"
TL;DR
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Harris County to block a federally funded guaranteed income pilot program, Uplift Harris, which would provide $500 monthly cash payments for 18 months to 1,900 households in the county's poorest neighborhoods. Paxton argues the program is unconstitutional and an "illegal government overreach," while Harris County officials view it as a genuine effort to help people and criticize the lawsuit as an attack on the county's authority. This move comes amid broader support for guaranteed income programs in Texas and across the country.
- Texas sues Harris County to block guaranteed income program The Texas Tribune
- Uplift Harris lawsuit: Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Harris County over guaranteed income program, claiming it violates Constitution KTRK-TV
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Harris County over its guaranteed income program Houston Public Media
- Texas AG sues county over Uplift Harris program, calls it 'illegal welfare scheme' KPRC Click2Houston
- Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Harris County over pilot guaranteed income program KHOU.com
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