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Texas Democrat files bill to follow through on governor-elect's promise of $1,500 checks

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Texas has roughly $27 billion saved up, so the move is possible from a fiscal standpoint.

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  1. Texas Tribune

    Bill filed to give every Texas household $1,500, a Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa campaign promise (opens Texas Tribune)

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    The money would come from the state’s rainy day fund and be distributed by the end of next year.

  2. Fox7 Austin

    Texas $1,500 relief checks: Lawmaker files bill to send one-time payment to every household (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    A San Antonio Democrat has filed a bill that, if passed, would fulfill Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa’s promise to send $1,500 checks to every Texas household. State Sen. Roland Gutierrez’s bill was among more than 1,000 filed on Monday for the upcoming session.

  3. Breitbart News

    Texas Democrat Files Bill to Give $1,500 to Every Household -- Including Illegal Aliens (opens Breitbart News)

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    A Texas Democrat filed a bill this week in the State Senate to give $1,500 to every household in the Lone Star State. The one-time payment from the Texas Rainy Day Fund would fulfill a campaign promise by Governor-Elect Gina Hinojosa and would include payments to illegal aliens.

  4. The Hill

    Texas Democrat files bill to follow through on Hinojosa's $1.5K check promise (opens The Hill)

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    A Texas state senator has filed a bill to follow through on a promise by Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa (D) to give one-time checks to all Texas households. State Sen. Roland Gutierrez (D) filed Senate Bill 297 Monday, which would deliver $1,500 checks to every Texas household, appropriating $17 billion f…

  5. ABC 13 Houston

    Texas politics: Proposed bill would give a one-time $1,500 to Texas households (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    It’ll cost more than $15 billion to accomplish, but it was part of Gina Hinojosa's affordability campaign, and the money would come from Texas’ rainy-day funds.

  6. FOX8 WGHP

    Texas Democrat files bill to follow through on governor-elect's promise of $1,500 checks (opens FOX8 WGHP)

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    FOX8 WGHP's feed description

    Texas has roughly $27 billion saved up, so the move is possible from a fiscal standpoint.

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