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

The House sponsor of Senate Bill 17, Mount Pleasant Republican Rep. Cole Hefner, said the legislation would make Texas and the nation safer because "adversarial nations," as identified by the U.S ...

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

May 15 — Florida's governor signs Senate Bill 266, becoming one of the first states in the nation to ban DEI in higher education. May 20 — The Texas House passes SB 17. June 17 — Gov. Greg ...

Texas House approves governor's power to ban foreign entities from buying property, moving Senate Bill 17 forward in a bid to protect state security. Skip Navigation. Share on Facebook; ...

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

A Republican sponsored bill was passed in the Texas House, but not before being met with criticism. Senate Bill 17 would stop future land purchases by people and companies affiliated with ...

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 ...

State Rep. Cole Hefner, the Mt. Pleasant Republican carrying SB 17 in the lower chamber, described the bill during Thursday’s hourslong debate as “securing Texas land and natural resources and ...

SB 17 would block people and companies from China, Russia, Iran and North Korea from buying land in Texas. Hundreds protested SB 17, which bans land sales to nationals of countries deemed threats.

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