“It is common sense and good state policy to prohibit our foreign adversaries from purchasing Texas land."
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – “It's common sense – and good state policy to prohibit our foreign adversaries from purchasing Texas land. I am optimistic that with the leadership of our new speaker, Dustin Burrows, SB 17 will finally pass the House and become law – and I thank Sen. Kolkhorst for her continued leadership on this essential state and national security issue,” said Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, after a bipartisan vote on Senate Bill 17 by Sen. Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham) passed the legislation to the Texas House for consideration.
"The Texas Senate passed this bill last session, it died in the Texas House, but many Texans have been increasingly concerned by this growing practice over the last few years.
"Preventing private property from being sold to entities from adversarial nations is a basic tenet of National Security.
Senate Bill 17, by Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, prohibits the purchase of Texas real property by citizens of hostile foreign nations (as determined by the annual threat assessments of the U.S. Intelligence Community), including agricultural land, commercial or industrial property, water rights, and residential property.
