- A bill in the Texas House would prevent people from China and other countries from buying property in the state. Additions by representatives would also give the governor the ability to add other countries to the ban without legislative approval. Opponents have called the bill racist.
Lawmakers in the Texas House of Representatives have advanced a bill that, if approved by the state Senate, will prohibit citizens of China, Iran, North Korea and Russia from buying real estate in the state—and would give the governor broad power to add any other nation he wants to that list.
