The NAACP Houston Branch and partners held a news conference Wednesday to announce their support for Uplift Harris, a pilot program to help low-income households in Harris County.
and Commissioner Rodney Ellis introduced the $20.5 million investment program in 2023. The idea was to help struggling families through a $500-a-month grant to support household needs.Families were able to begin applying for the program mid-January with the disclosure that applicants must be 18 or older, have a household income at or below 200% of the federal poverty line, and live in one of 10 zip-coded areas that include Acres Homes, Sunnyside and Galena Park.
AG Ken Paxton filed the lawsuit on April 9, saying the program is unlawful, as any program that institutes “guaranteed income” violates the state constitution. “This scheme is plainly unconstitutional,” Paxton said in a press statement. “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. I am suing to stop officials in Harris County from abusing public funds for political gain.”
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