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Paxton sues Harris County

Hoodline · 1h

Texas AG Ken Paxton Sues Harris County Over Revived 'Uplift Harris' Financial Aid Program

Texas AG sues Harris County over its revived "guaranteed income" program, alleging it violates the state constitution.

Chron on MSN · 20h

Ken Paxton vs. Harris County: The battle over guaranteed income continues

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.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 21h

Ken Paxton sues again to block Harris County's latest guaranteed income program

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

KHOU 11 · 17h

Harris County attorney slams Texas AG Ken Paxton over lawsuit targeting latest guaranteed income program

Christian Menefee accused Paxton of "using people living in poverty as a means to score political points" after he challenged the guaranteed income program again.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 1d

Loudoun County guaranteed income pilot program voted down

After months of discussion and the adoption of similar programs by some of its neighbors, Loudoun County leadership voted down a guaranteed income pilot program. In a surprising turn of events, Loudoun County’s Board of Supervisors abandoned the pursuit of a new economic mobility pilot in a 3-5-1 vote.

Energy Transfer, Texas

Austin American-Statesman · 35m

Texas pipeline fire out after 4 days, human remains found in SUV prompt investigation

After burning for nearly four days, the Deer Park pipeline fire was put out Thursday night. Human remains found in SUV prompts criminal investigation.

Reuters on MSN · 10h

Body found in car that hit Energy Transfer pipe in Houston

Human remains were found in a burned-out car that struck an Energy Transfer natural gas liquids pipeline earlier this week in Houston, prompting a criminal investigation, officials said on Thursday. Police removed the vehicle that hit the pipeline and the Harris County medical examiners recovered human remains,

Seeking Alpha on MSN · 18h

Human remains found in car that struck Energy Transfer pipeline in Texas

Texas officials said Thursday they are opening a criminal investigation after human remains were found in a burned-out car that crashed into an Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET) natural gas liquids pipeline earlier this week,

Election Day, Boeing Starliner and Harris County

KERA News · 4h

Harris County astronaut still plans to vote in 2024 election despite being stranded in space

Texas first passed a law in 1997 that allows astronauts to vote if they will be in space during early voting and on Election Day.

CNN on MSN · 1d

Boeing Starliner astronauts will cast their votes from space

After NASA’s decision to keep them in space until 2025, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will now cast their votes more than 200 miles above their usual polling place.

Daily Wrap on MSN · 3h

NASA astronauts to cast votes from space on election day

American astronauts from NASA will be on the International Space Station (ISS) on 5 November, Election Day, and will cast their votes via postal ballots, CNN reported. They will float 320 kilometres above the nearest polling station that day.

15hon MSN

Harris County approves $2.6 billion budget and tax rate increase for 2025

Harris County Commissioners Court on Thursday gave final approval to its financial plan for the upcoming year, including an 8 ...

Harris County approves 8% property tax increase in new budget

Harris County Commissioners Court voted to increase property taxes from 3.5 percent to 8 percent under next fiscal year's ...

ABC 13 Houston on MSN14h

Harris County passes 2025 budget, includes property tax increase from 3.5% to 8%

Harris County Commissioners passed a $2.67 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2025, which has generated heated and emotional ...

16hon MSN

Harris County approves 8% property tax hike

Usually, property tax increases have to be approved by voters, but state law allows an exception.

4hOpinion

Shiny new Harris County Probate Court 5 deserves an energetic judge | Opinion

Democrat incumbent Fran Watson has the experience and enthusiasm to preside over Harris County's newest probate court.

Houston Public Media1d

7-year-old boy drowned in north Harris County swimming pool Wednesday

Upon arriving, emergency responders attempted to give the child CPR but he was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS workers, ...

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