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Texas lawmakers are intensifying efforts to prohibit foreign ownership of state land, with a particular focus on Chinese companies acquiring large tracts of land near critical infrastructure. During a legislative hearing today, concerns were raised over a Chinese company’s attempt to purchase 130,000 acres near Laughlin Air Force Base with plans to develop a wind farm.
The proposed acquisition has sparked significant alarm among Texas legislators and local advocacy groups, who see the move as a potential threat to national security. The chairman of the House Agriculture Committee. . .