"Texas Senate Passes Controversial Bills on Land Ownership and Zoning"

The Texas Senate has passed a bill that prohibits citizens of countries that pose a national security threat to the US from owning certain types of land in the state, including agriculture, oil, timber, and mineral-bearing areas. The legislation targets China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, which have been named on the Director of National Intelligence's National Threat Assessment for three years in a row. Lawful permanent residents and dual citizens will still be allowed to buy land. Similar bills have been introduced in other states, and at the national level, Sen. Tom Cotton has introduced a bill that would ban Chinese citizens from purchasing farmland and real estate in the US.