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Texas Enacts Landmark Restrictions on Foreign Land Ownership Under SB 17

On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Texas Senate Bill 17 (SB 17) into law, reshaping the landscape for global investment in Texas real estate. When the new statute takes effect on September 1, 2025, it will...more

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US Federal Government Expands CFIUS, Texas Joins States Limiting Foreign Control of Real Property

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Texas joins the patchwork of states enacting legislation restricting foreign investment in real property with the enactment of the 2025 Texas Senate Bill No. 17, highlighting the growing state interest in national security....more

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Texas Lassos Foreign Investment Regulation with Real Property Restrictions and Proposed “Texas Committee on Foreign Investment” -...

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The Texas Legislature was active this Session in proposing and passing bills that seek to restrict foreign ownership of real estate and businesses in Texas. Before this session, Texas did not have state-level restrictions on...more

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Analysis of Texas S.B. No. 17 Restricting Foreign Ownership of Real Property in Texas

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Texas has enacted significant new legislation, effective September 1, 2025, that imposes sweeping restrictions on the purchase or acquisition of real property by certain foreign individuals, entities, and governments. This...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Big State, Big Scrutiny: Texas Steps into the Foreign Investment Review Arena

Recently, the Texas House of Representatives introduced HB 5007, along with its companion bill SB 2117. The legislation—“Relating to the establishment of the Texas Committee on Foreign Investment to review certain...more

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Texas Lassos Foreign Investment Regulation with Real Property Restrictions and Proposed “Texas Committee on Foreign Investment”

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The Texas legislature has been active recently in proposing bills that seek to restrict foreign ownership of real estate and businesses in Texas. Texas does not currently have state-level restrictions on foreign ownership of...more

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Will Texas Become the First State To Enact a “Mini-CFIUS” Review Process?

On March 13, 2025, the Texas Legislature introduced HB 5007, which, if enacted, could establish the first US state regime tasked with screening foreign investments on national security grounds....more

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