"Texas Attorney General Challenges Harris County's Guaranteed Income Program in Lawsuit"

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.