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Austin becomes first Texas city to test a taxpayer-funded “guaranteed income” program

Austin joins at least 28 U.S. cities, like Los Angeles, Chicago and Pittsburgh, that have tried out some form of “guaranteed income” — financial assistance targeted at needy households.

A house in Austin on Nov. 22, 2021.

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