Paxton asks Texas's high court for 'emergency' action on poverty relief program

In his campaign to block a Houston-area guaranteed basic income program, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is betting that third time’s the charm.

On Tuesday, Paxton’s office filed an emergency petition to the Supreme Court of Texas, calling on justices to block Harris County’s basic income program, Uplift Harris. 

“Harris County officials cannot continue to abuse their power and the people’s money to score political points, and we will fight every step of the way to hold...