Plain-language summaries of legislation that matters to Asian Texans, tracked from filing to the governor's desk.
Showing 7 bills
TX SB 377 · Language access
Moving nowWould bar most state agencies from producing official documents, websites, and forms in languages other than English.
TX HB 1185 · Language access
Moving nowRequires counties above 100,000 residents to provide ballots and voting instructions in the most-spoken non-English languages, including Chinese and Vietnamese in major metros.
TX SB 240 · Land ownership
Moving nowRestricts certain foreign citizens—including many green-card holders and visa holders—from purchasing homes, farmland, or commercial property in Texas.
TX SB 512 · Immigration
Requires additional security reviews for university researchers and graduate students from designated countries.
TX HB 903 · Community safety
Funds multilingual hate-crime reporting hotlines and requires police departments to track and publish bias-incident data.
TX HB 2044 · Small business
Consolidates overlapping state licenses for restaurants, salons, and small retailers into a single renewal, and requires translated application guides.
TX HB 1520 · Education
Clarifies that dependents of long-term visa holders who graduate from Texas high schools qualify for in-state tuition at public universities.