27 Apr 2023 9:28 am
Now they need to stop Bill GatesBuffalo » 26 Apr 2023, 2:42 pm » wrote: ↑ The rest of the states need to do the same!!!
Texas Senate Passes Bill Banning China from Purchasing Farm Land
BY RUSTY WEISS
APRIL 26, 2023 AT 1:17PM
Texas lawmakers Tuesday preliminarily approved a bill that bans foreign governments, including China and Iran, from purchasing land in the Lone Star State.Chinese purchases of American land and farmland has been a major under-the-radar issue in recent years.
Republican state senator Lois Kolkhorst said the legislation is a means to address national security and protect the state.
“Senate Bill 147 strives to put common sense guardrails to protect food and energy and national security, while at the same time, it keeps alive the American dream of homeownership to all, the ability to own a business,” Kolkhorst said.
Governments listed as part of the ban include the aforementioned China and Iran, along with Russia and North Korea.
Those foreign entities, along with companies headquartered within their borders, would be prevented from buying “real property” in Texas.
“They are enemies of the United States and are enemies of Texas,” said state senator Mayes Middleton (R) during debate on the Senate floor.
“And they have realized that frankly, at the end of the day, they can be more successful at hurting this country and hurting this great state through economic means than through the battlefield.”
https://thepoliticalinsider.com/texas-s ... urce=TPICI