AUSTIN, Texas — In the early 1980s, Texas State Rep. Gene Wu said his family came to the U.S. and worked hard in search for the "American dream." He said if Senate Bill 147 were law, he would ...

For activist Helen Shih, hearing about Senate Bill 147 — a proposal to bar citizens of China, Iran, North Korea and Russia from buying property in Texas — was stressful in a week filled with ...

All should be good, but Senate Bill 147 has her steaming. “I cannot even sleep the whole week after I learned about the bill," Wang said. ... It's not about Texas. It’s America.

Texas to pass SB 147, prohibiting citizens, companies, governments, and entities from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia from purchasing land.

Felix, 11, and Liu Yang (background) hold signs in opposition to Texas Senate Bill 147 during a rally on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, in Dallas. The latest version of the bill, Senate Bill 17, would ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has officially vetoed Senate Bill 3 and instead has placed it on the agenda for a special session to ...

“Senate Bill 17 builds off that bill and is better than 147,” said Kolkhorst. This is the second attempt by state lawmakers to regulate foreign land ownership.

The Texas Senate in 2023 passed SB 147, authored by Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, but despite having winnowed down the bill after several concerns about possible discrimination were raised in ...

Senate Bill 17 would ban some people, companies and government entities from China, Russia, Iran and North Korea from buying property in Texas.

Early versions of Texas Senate Bill 147 – one of numerous Republican-sponsored measures introduced nationwide in recent years aimed at restricting property purchases by citizens of ...

In response, lawmakers passed the Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act, preventing businesses associated with nations considered hostile from accessing the Texas electricity grid. “Senate Bill 17 ...