Felix, 11, and Liu Yang (background) hold signs in opposition to Texas Senate Bill 147 during a rally on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, in Dallas. The latest version of the bill, Senate Bill 17 ...

preventing businesses associated with nations considered hostile from accessing the Texas electricity grid. “Senate Bill 17 builds off that bill and is better than 147,” said Kolkhorst.

Pleasant, the select committee's chairman. "This is not a partisan issue." The Texas Senate in 2023 passed SB 147, authored by Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, but despite having winnowed down the ...

AUSTIN, Texas — On Thursday evening ... In the last session, Kolkhorst filed a similar bill, Senate Bill 147. One big difference is it banned people and companies from specific countries ...

For Lan Wang, life in Texas was good until she heard in early 2023 that Governor Greg Abbott would support a bill that would prevent Chinese citizens from buying property in the state. “My ...

In response, lawmakers passed the Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act, preventing businesses associated with nations considered hostile from accessing the Texas electricity grid. “Senate Bill 17 ...