The Texas Senate has passed a bill to ban local governments from adopting guaranteed income programs. The proposed law comes as Harris County’s program is blocked by a court challenge from the state attorney general.
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The Texas Supreme Court has temporarily halted payments under Harris County’s pilot guaranteed income program.
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Harris County’s pilot guaranteed income program was designed to provide $500 monthly payments for 18 months to roughly 1,900 low-income families. The Texas Attorney General’s Office argued that violates the state’s constitution.
The Supreme Court of Texas has blocked Harris County from making any further payments under the Uplift Harris guaranteed income pilot program for low-income households.
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The county’s guaranteed income pilot program was designed provide $500 monthly subsidies for more than 1,900 low-income households for 18 months. County Judge Lina Hidalgo said the first payments had already gone out.
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said there is no legal reason to stop the guaranteed income program when similar programs have been implemented in Austin and San Antonio.
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"I ask that Mr. Paxton come down and meet with some of these families and tell them straight to their face, and see what it was that they were gonna use those dollars for. And tell them that, never mind, it's not arriving anymore."
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday a lawsuit against Harris County for its guaranteed income program. It provides nearly 2,000 households with an income below 200% of the federal poverty level with $500 monthly payments for 18 months.
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The program, which will provide nearly 2,000 households with an income below 200% of the federal poverty level with $500 monthly payments for 18 months, violates the Texas Constitution, according to Paxton.
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