Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced last week that he is suing Harris County over their revised guaranteed income program.
In a press release, Paxton slammed the “welfare scheme” and called the program “unlawful.”
“Harris County acts as though the Texas Constitution does not apply to them and as though they do not have to abide by the Texas Supreme Court’s rulings,” Paxton said. “Using public funds in this way directly violates the law. Harris County is willing to undermine the legal process out of apparent desperation to push this money into certain hands as quickly as possible.”
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Last month, Harris County Commissioners approved changes to the program after the original version faced legal challenges from Paxton and was later struck down by the Texas Supreme Court.
The Harris County Commissioners is an elected body of four commissioners and the county judge that meets bi-weekly. Notable progressive, …