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Harris County commissioners on Thursday voted to divert millions of dollars earmarked for an embattled guaranteed income program to rental assistance and homelessness initiatives. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/06/12/523873/harris-county-reallocates-funds-earmarked-for-embattled-guaranteed-income-program/

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Harris County officials approve new version of Uplift Harris program

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2024/08/15/496854/harris-county-officials-approve-new-version-of-uplift-harris-program/

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Deemed Uplift Harris 2.0, commissioners are set to take up a vote this week on a move that would re-enroll guaranteed income program participants with a direct debit card and put limitations on spending categories.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2024/08/12/496334/uplift-harris-2-0-harris-county-commissioners-to-take-up-vote-on-revised-guaranteed-income-program/

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The Texas Supreme Court has temporarily halted payments under Harris County’s pilot guaranteed income program.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2024/06/14/490746/texas-supreme-court-halts-payments-under-uplift-harris/

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The Supreme Court of Texas has blocked Harris County from making any further payments under the Uplift Harris guaranteed income pilot program for low-income households. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2024/04/23/484377/texas-supreme-court-blocks-further-payments-under-uplift-harris/

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A state district judge on Thursday ruled against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's lawsuit to halt Harris County's guaranteed income program on Thursday. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2024/04/18/484011/harris-county-guaranteed-income-program-ken-paxton-lawsuit-blocked-uplift-harris/

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Daily Mail: Texas #AttorneyGeneral #KenPaxton sues #Houston #guaranteedIncomeProgram that will see impoverished households given $500-a-month..
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Harris County, where Houston is located, over its guaranteed income program aimed to help thousands of impoverished households in the county.
Paxton contends that the program, named '#UpliftHarris', which will provide families in need with $500 a month for 18 months, violates the Texas Constitution
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13291005/Texas-AG-Ken-Paxton-sues-Houston-guaranteed-income-program-Uplift-Harris.html

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday a lawsuit against Harris County for its guaranteed income program. It provides nearly 2,000 households with an income below 200% of the federal poverty level with $500 monthly payments for 18 months.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2024/04/09/482973/ken-paxton-lawsuit-harris-county-guaranteed-income-program/

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According to Harris County Public Health, individuals who have been accepted will have four weeks to complete enrollment to the program either online or in person.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2024/03/19/481103/acceptance-notifications-for-applicants-of-harris-countys-guaranteed-income-program-through-friday/

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Only about 2% of low-income Houston-area residents who applied for the county's guaranteed income program will actually receive those payments, according to county data.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2024/02/16/477797/harris-countys-guaranteed-income-program-received-more-than-82000-applications-2-percent-of-those-will-receive-payments/

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Friday is the last day to apply for Harris County's guaranteed basic income program, which will provide $500 every month for 18 months to low-income households.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2024/02/02/476218/applications-for-harris-countys-guaranteed-income-program-close-friday/

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Harris County is defending its guaranteed income pilot program against a potential legal challenge from the state.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2024/01/31/476023/menefee-charts-defense-of-harris-countys-guaranteed-income-pilot-program-to-ag/

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Harris County is reporting 59,431 applications for Uplift Harris as of last Thursday. That’s stiff competition for fewer than 2,000 slots in the guaranteed income pilot program.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2024/01/22/475113/commissioner-rodney-ellis-harris-county-is-prepared-to-defend-its-guaranteed-income-pilot-program-in-court/

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State Senator Paul Bettencourt is asking Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to rule Harris County’s pilot guaranteed income program unconstitutional.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2024/01/18/474833/paul-bettencourt-challenges-guaranteed-income-harris-county-pilot-program-legality/

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Applications for a guaranteed income pilot program in Harris County will open on Friday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2024/01/10/474170/harris-county-guaranteed-income-pilot-program-applications-set-to-release-on-friday/

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Nearly 2,000 low-income households in Harris County will be eligible to receive $500 monthly payments next year at no cost. Applications for Harris County's new pilot program will open in January.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2023/12/19/472824/applications-for-harris-countys-guaranteed-income-program-to-open-in-january/

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