Harris County Launches Modified Guaranteed Income Program After Texas Supreme Court Block

Published on August 17, 2024

A Texas county that encompasses Houston is moving forward with a modified version of its guaranteed income program after the Texas Supreme Curt halted the original initiative over concerns about its constitutionality. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo recently announced a resurrection of sorts of the “Uplift Harris” program that was blocked by the state Supreme Court in response to a legal challenge by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, whose complaint described the initiative as a “socialist experiment” that lacked safeguards to ensure that taxpayer funds would be used in line with the Texas Constitution. The new program, which was approved by the Harris County Commissioners Court on Aug. 15, seeks to provide financial assistance to around 1,600 low-income families who had been selected for the original “Uplift Harris” program but with added restrictions on how the funds can be used....

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