Uplift Harris, as the local program is called, is designed to give financial assistance to low-income households picked through a randomized lottery.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed suit against Harris County over its revised guaranteed income program, the second time Paxton has sued the county over the initiative, claiming the program is "unconstitutional.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is not letting up on efforts to stop the controversial Uplift Harris program.

Texas AG Ken Paxton has filed another lawsuit against Harris County regarding the 'Uplift Harris 2.0' program, which would give $500 to nearly 2,000 residents per month for 18 months.

Paxton earlier this year struck down the county's efforts to provide monthly stipends to lower-income families. He requested the state prohibit payments under the county's pilot guaranteed income program.