Harris County officials responded to a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over the county’s Uplift Harris program.
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Paxton filed a lawsuit against Harris County earlier this week over the program, calling it “plainly unconstitutional.”, fired back at Paxton’s claims, accusing the lawsuit of being entirely political and alleging there is no legal conversation surrounding the program.“We’ve seen these types of programs in St. Paul, Minnesota, to Cook County, Illinois, to San Antonio and El Paso right here in the state of Texas,” Menefee said.
“One of the main questions I’ve been getting from residents about this lawsuit is why the heck does Ken Paxton care? This is not state money, this is federal money and we are trying to help people,” he said.“We are talking about seniors who choose between meals and medication. Workers who put in 40 hours or more a week and still don’t have enough to make it out of poverty. Parents who worry about whether they are going to make rent or keep the lights on. Children who are growing up in poverty.
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