A new Texas law takes effect on Sept. 1 that will ban certain people and countries from buying land in the Lone Star State. The Texas Legislature has passed Senate Bill 17, a sweeping new law that ...

Law prohibits the purchase of certain private property in Texas by governmental entities. companies and individuals that are domiciled in a country named in three recent Annual Threat Assessment ...

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — As the Texas legislature moves one step closer to making it illegal to own land for citizens from China, Iran, Russia and North Korea who are residing illegally in the country, a ...

Certain foreigners would be barred from buying land in Texas under a bill making its way through the Legislature. Advocates say the measure will protect national security. (Montinique Monroe For The ...

A pair of Chinese citizens asked a federal judge to block a new law banning Chinese nationals and people from a select number of other countries from buying or leasing property in Texas. In a lawsuit ...

Texas state Senate Bill 17, which the House passed on May 9, 2025, aims to restrict citizens of certain nations — China, Russia, Iran and North Korea — from owning property in the United States. While ...

Protestors took to the streets in Austin on Saturday to oppose a bill that would restrict who can own land in the state. Senate Bill 17 says residents of, and companies based in countries deemed ...

A new law in Texas bars people and companies from several foreign countries from purchasing land in the state, part of a national trend linking property ownership to security concerns. Senate Bill 17 ...

PLANO, Texas — A controversial bill that would restrict land purchases in Texas based on foreign ties is currently in limbo as lawmakers in Austin debate amendments. Senate Bill 17, authored by Sen.

AUSTIN, Texas — A bill that would ban people from certain countries from owning land in Texas is now headed to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk after lawmakers in both the Texas House and Senate agreed on ...