A Harris County judge has ruled that a guaranteed income program designed to provide selected families with $500 monthly for 18 months can proceed, despite Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's efforts to block it, citing it as unconstitutional. The judge's decision allows the program to move forward, which may still be subject to appeal. The program is set to go into effect unless an appeals court intervenes.
NEW: A day after it dismissed the bar case against Sidney Powell, a Dallas appeals court ruled that Attorney General Ken PAXTON *can* face discipline over misrepresentations in his 2020 Texas v. PA Supreme Court filing. Paxotn had argued he was immune. https://t.co/QZqG3ydbC0 https://t.co/hOxfm74cYg
DENIED: Court Rejects Ken Paxton's Bid to Dismiss Disciplinary Suit https://t.co/MVaGR5dPIh
About 100 low-income Austin families will receive $1,000 a month for the next year, with no guardrails on how to spend that money. https://t.co/9AjLisDSIe