Texas Court Dismisses Challenge Against State Law Limiting Chinese Ownership of Properties

The judge dismissed the case brought by Chinese students, saying the law doesn’t affect legal residents who plan to make Texas their permanent home.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. AP Photo/Eric Gay, File

A federal court on Aug. 18 dismissed a challenge against a new Texas law that will restrict the ownership of properties by Chinese individuals or entities from September.

The challenge against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over the state’s Senate Bill 17 was brought by two Chinese nationals residing in Texas on student visas.