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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Harris County is again at the center of a legal challenge filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who Thursday deemed a revised guaranteed income program unconstitutional.
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Paxton earlier this year struck down the county's efforts to provide monthly stipends to lower-income families. He requested the state prohibit payments under the county's pilot guaranteed income program.
Deemed Uplift Harris 2.0, commissioners are set to take up a vote this week on a move that would re-enroll guaranteed income program participants with a direct debit card and put limitations on spending categories.
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Paxton in June requested the state prohibit payments under the county's pilot guaranteed income program. The Texas Supreme Court in June granted the state's request, ultimately deeming Uplift Harris unconstitutional.
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