House lawmakers advanced legislation to analyze how China builds, buys and owns ports around the world and to provide alternative options to potential investors.

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.

The US House of Representatives intensified ... In a show of bipartisan consensus on China-related legislation, all bills were passed by voice vote. The bills had stalled in the Senate during ...

AUSTIN – Texas moved one step closer to banning citizens of China, Iran, North Korea and Russia from owning property in the ...