Texas Governor Greg Abbott on 27 August signed House Bill 128 along with Senate Bills 17 and 1349, enacting one of the nation’s toughest prohibitions on foreign ownership of real estate. The measures bar land purchases by governments, entities and individuals tied to countries the United States classifies as adversaries, including China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, and extend to designated criminal organizations such as Tren de Aragua. Supporters said the laws close security loopholes by preventing potentially hostile actors from acquiring property near military bases, energy infrastructure and farmland. Abbott, calling the restrictions “very simple,” said adversarial nations “must not be allowed to own land in Texas, period.” The legislation takes effect immediately, requiring state agencies to maintain and enforce a list of prohibited buyers and authorizing the attorney general to unwind any transactions that violate the new rules.