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The Texas Senate passed a bill Thursday that would ban guaranteed income programs - a move that the bill's author said was in response to Uplift Harris, a county program that would have provided direct financial assistance to low-income families.

The Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 2010, authored by Sen. Paul Bettencourt, to prevent local governments from using public funds for universal basic income programs like Harris County's "Uplift Harris.

Daryl Blackburn was charged with six felonies last year following an investigation by then-District Attorney Kim Ogg and the Texas Rangers into alleged wrongdoing during the 2022 general election held in Harris County.

Texas lawmakers are pushing for major changes in how cash bail is set, and they have a familiar target: Harris County. At issue is who decides how much money someone must pay in order to get out of jail as their case winds through the courts.