
Starting Sept. 1, new Texas law will ban certain foreign nationals from buying land
Senate Bill 17 will bar people tied to China, Iran, North Korea or Russia from buying most Texas real estate, including farmland, homes and commercial property.
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Bill restricting Texas land sales to people from some foreign countries on verge of becoming law
Senate Bill 17 is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk. If he signs it into law, legal challenges could soon follow.
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Houston lawmaker speaks out against Texas bill that would restrict foreign land ownership
House Bill 17, authored by Republican state Rep. Cole Hefner of northeast Texas, would ban some people from designated foreign countries – such as China and Russia – from owning land in the state.
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