Austin gave people $1,000 a month with no strings attached. One participant said the money helped her get by — but she's still struggling to get housed.

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Jessica Nairns
Jessica Nairns received $1,000 each month from the Austin Guaranteed Income Pilot.

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Texas is booming. Thank millennials and Gen Zers of color.

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Young millennials of color are driving Texas' population boom.

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I'm a boomer who moved to Canada for love and found a great retirement and better weather

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Linda Ofshe at Peace Arch Park, located on the border between the US and Canada.

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Minneapolis is giving people $500 a month and recipients say the no-strings-attached cash is helping them fight soaring housing costs

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Volunteers in Minneapolis load donations for unhoused residents onto trucks in December 2019.
Volunteers in Minneapolis load donations for unhoused residents onto trucks in December 2019.

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I was thrilled to live in a tiny home. But it got too expensive, and now I'm moving out.

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Elizabeth Illing and her daughter.
Elizabeth Illing and her daughter in their one-bedroom tiny home in Austin.

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Austin's housing market is slowing. I sold my home quickly for full price anyway — and here's how.

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One good thing going for the author was that a lot of people still want to move to Austin.

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Of course Californians are pouring into Texas, the mayor of Dallas said. The state has the 2 things everyone wants.

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Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson.

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I left Texas for Wisconsin and took a pay cut. It was worth it because I can now live mortgage-free.

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James McClure and his mom at a Houston Texan game.
James McClure and his mom at a Houston Texans game.

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The great wealth 'realignment': Affluent people keep moving from NY and SF to cheaper, warmer places

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Cities to watch in 2024: This Texas hub is attracting more homebuyers than Austin and Dallas with its affordability and jobs

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Anna Lagos and her husband moved to New Braunfels in 2021.

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