Texas AG sues county over Houston-area guaranteed income program giving participants $500 a month no strings attached

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Houston, Texas, downtown park and skyline at twilight.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called Uplift Harris an "unlawful" program.

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13 cities where hiring is growing — Florida and Texas lead, while the coasts are declining

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Orlando, Florida.
Orlando, Florida, has seen a significant increase in hiring share.

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It took an Austin developer 4 years to build 4 small homes that he made no money on as the city struggles to bridge the gap between tiny apartments and pricy houses

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One of four smaller homes built on a single lot (right), adjacent to a 5-bedroom single-family home on a similar lot in Austin, Texas.
A five-bedroom single-family home, left, and one of four smaller homes built on a similar lot in Austin.

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A new Houston-area basic income program sending out $500 a month to residents with no strings attached had an acceptance rate lower than Harvard or Yale

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The skyline of Houston, Texas, at sunset.
Uplift Harris recently selected nearly 2,000 participants out of over 82,000 applicants.

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Why NASA says the total solar eclipse on Monday will be way cooler than any before it

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The 2017 total solar eclipsefrom atop Carroll Rim Trail at Painted Hills, a unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, near Mitchell, Oregon.

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Jeff Bezos just purchased his 3rd mansion on a gated island off Miami. Take a look at all the lavish US properties he owns.

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Jeff Bezos announced he is relocating to Miami, one of the many places he owns property.

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A Texas millennial who made $500,000 secretly working multiple remote jobs says his 14-hour days were unsustainable

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remote worker
A millennial earned over $500,000 across four jobs in 2022, but his "overemployment" became unsustainable.

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People priced out of Austin and Orlando are moving to these cheaper cities

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Austin, Texas
The average sale price of a home in Austin has jumped nearly $100,000 over the past four years.

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A Texas man is running for president after changing his name to 'Literally Anybody Else'

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President Joe Biden, Literally Anybody Else, Donald Trump.
"America should not be stuck choosing between the 'King of Debt' (his self-declaration) and an 81-year old," long shot presidential candidate, Literally Anybody Else, wrote on his campaign website.

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New Yorkers who make six figures won't save as much moving to Texas and Florida anymore

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A person entering the beach between two palm trees.
The savings that come from moving to some lower-tax states are dwindling as the cost of living there increases.

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