Texas AG Files Lawsuit Against Harris County to Stop ‘Illegal’ Guaranteed Income Program

Published on April 10, 2024

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Harris County over its guaranteed income program—which is designed to help low-income households—calling it an “illegal and illegitimate government overreach.” Mr. Paxton said the program, which would provide $500 cash payments to 1,928 residents for 18 months with “no strings attached,” gives out public money in a manner that violates the Texas Constitution. According to his office, the Texas Constitution prohibits “any county, city, town or other political corporation or subdivision of the State … to grant public money or thing of value in aid of, or to any individual.” “Taxpayer money must be spent lawfully and used to advance the public interest, not merely redistributed with no accountability or reasonable expectation of a general benefit,” Mr. Paxton said in a press release....

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