Lina Hidalgo Announces Income Program with Registered Sex Offender

Free money giveaway.

Democratic Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo met behind closed doors on Tuesday to try and resolve questions about an unjust scheme called Uplift Harris, a government-run program that will offer a “universal basic income” to people (including illegal aliens) who did not earn the money.

The Texan:

To qualify for the program, dubbed Uplift Harris, applicant families must earn below 200 percent of the federal poverty line, which is $60,000 for a household of four. Those eligible must either reside in one of 10 high-poverty ZIP codes or already participate in the county’s Accessing Coordinated Care and Empowering Self Sufficiency (ACCESS) program. Uplift Harris administrators will randomly choose recipients from a pool of qualified applicants.

Sources familiar with the matter told The Texan that the program launch was delayed due to questions about the legality of awarding the UBI funds to illegal immigrants.

Hidalgo did a whole song and dance promoting the program, even having an entire press conference over it. Except this press conference included Eddie Deckard who is on the Texas Sex Offender Registry.

From left to right: Rodney Ellis, Lina Hidalgo, Eddie Andre Deckard

Deckard, who is currently a pastor at Green House International Church, is currently listed on the Texas Sex Offender Registry for an incident involving a 14-year-old girl.

We don’t know exactly what Deckard’s role in the program is, but Hidalgo was more than happy to feature him front and center.

Deckard’s involvement with the program makes sense considering the other organizations in charge of managing the funds.

The Texan:

The program will be administered by the nonprofit organization GiveDirectly, the same group that administered a Cook County program that reportedly offered UBI awards to illegal immigrants.

Last year, GiveDirectly had to suspend operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after learning that staff and former employees had stolen $900,000 in a fraud scheme.

Uplift Harris has quite the crew promoting and running it’s program.

Meanwhile, Deckard is still on the Texas Sex Offender Registry while he’s a pastor at a church where he has access to children.

Deckard seen on stage in purple and green via Green House International Church Facebook

These are all very normal things for Harris County.