A proposed Texas law restricting land purchases by foreign entities and individuals from...
State Rep. Gene Wu denounces SB 147 during a press conference Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, at Houston City Hall in Houston.In 1920, word spread across South Texas that Japanese businessmen and farmers in California were setting their sights on Texas for “colonization.” The rumor circulated in a San Benito newspaper that stoked the growing anti-Japanese sentiment across the state.
that would restrict not only businesses and state entities from China from purchasing land in Texas, but individual citizens from China, too., thanks to Sen. Lois Kolkhorst who co-authored it in the last session, that prevents businesses from China as well as Iran, North Korea, Russia, or any other country the governor deems as a threat, from doing business that gives them access to critical infrastructure, including water treatment, communications, electricity, waste treatment and more.
from Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who tweeted about his eagerness to sign it into law. Just as quickly, it was met with quick condemnation from other lawmakers, including Rep. Gene Wu .
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