On May 31, 2025, the 89th Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 17 (the Act), which is intended to address growing national ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill this weekend that will ban property purchased by individuals or groups from countries ...

As foreign espionage threats continue in the U.S. and in Texas, a new bill becomes law Sept. 1 that prohibits foreign ...

With Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's signature of SB 17, Texas becomes the latest state to ban land and property acquisitions ...

“Gov. Abbott signed our bill to protect Texas from the influence of hostile foreign nations,” said State Rep. Cole Hefner, a ...

Wondering why? Well, it’s because of Senate Bill 3. The bill outlines new regulations for consumable hemp products in Texas. It virtually bans all THC products with a few exceptions, like CBD.

Foreign Buyers (SB 17): Prohibits individuals, companies, or government bodies from hostile countries (China, Russia, Iran, North Korea) from purchasing real property in Texas.

The move infuriated Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the powerful head of the Senate, who had called the ban among his top five bills over 17 years in the Legislature.

The new law mandates that all public schools hang a "durable poster or framed copy" of the Ten Commandments in a conspicuous ...

Senate Bill 17 was the second attempt by state Sen. Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham) to pass a measure restricting the ability of some foreign-born residents to rent or purchase land in Texas.

Twenty-one states have statutes, known as “red flag laws,” permitting the protection orders. Texas doesn’t have a red flag law, and SB 1362 ensures that it won’t join the states that do.