• Senate Bill 17 (Kolkhorst, et al. | SP: Hefner, et al.) prohibits the purchase or ownership of property in Texas by designated foreign parties that could pose a security threat.

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• House Bill 34 (Metcalf, et al. | SP: Hughes) protects state investments from hostile foreign influence by prohibiting public investing entities, including the Employees and Teachers Retirement Systems of Texas, the comptroller, and entities subject to the Public Funds Investment Act, from acquiring securities issued by designated foreign countries or by entities owned, controlled, or subject to the jurisdiction of such a country.

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• House Bill 127 (Wilson, et al. | SP: Hughes) safeguards institutions of higher education from the influence of foreign adversaries. The bill includes a variety of provisions to meet this goal, including the establishment of the Higher Education Research Security Council, prohibitions on academic partnerships with foreign adversaries, restrictions and prohibitions on gifts from and contracts with entities that are connected to foreign adversaries, the screening of applicants for research and research-related support positions, and a penalty enhancement for offenses associated with the theft of trade secrets.

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• Senate Bill 667 (Hughes | SP: Barry) prohibits government investment in certain Chinese-affiliated entities. Specifically, the bill prohibits the Employees Retirement System of Texas, the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, the Texas Municipal Retirement System, the Texas County and District Retirement System, the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System, and the Permanent School Fund from investing in entities that are include in a list maintained by the comptroller.

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• Senate Bill 2368 (Campbell, et al. | SP: Patterson) permits the Public Utility Commission of Texas to impose administrative penalties up to $1 million on entities that are subject to the jurisdiction of the commission and either submit false or incomplete information regarding transactions with foreign-owned companies in connection with critical infrastructure or grant such a company access to or control of their critical electric grid equipment or critical infrastructure.

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• Senate Bill 2514 (Hughes | SP: Hefner) establishes the Hostile Foreign Adversaries Unit (HFAU) within the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to prevent Texas residents from harassment and coercion by foreign adversary operations, strengthen state agencies against foreign adversary operations, and protect the state’s critical infrastructure against threats posed by foreign adversary operations.

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• House Bill 130 (Bonnen, et al. | SP: Hughes) prohibits certain medical facilities, research facilities, companies, and nonprofit organizations from using a genome sequencer or software produced by or on behalf of foreign adversaries. The bill also implements requirements for the storage of the genomic data of Texas residents, ensuring that it is not stored within the borders of a foreign adversary.