Over 100 testify against legislation. 'It scoffs at me,' says one man, who has lived in...
Brian Liu, center, protests against SB 147 on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, at Houston City Hall in Houston. “How can they promote this kind of thing,” he asked about state leaders.
"But I am already Texan," said Li, a college professor."I can cook perfect, moist brisket. I even understand how to use 'bless your heart' properly." The bill's author, state Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, says it is a response to attempts by Chinese nationals with connections to the communist regime who have been buying land in Texas. She has pointed to a Chinese energy company's attempt to purchase 130,000 acres for wind farms near Del Rio as alarming because it would be just 70 miles from Laughlin Air Force Base.
More than 100 individuals were signed up to testify before the committee, said state Sen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown, towards the beginning of the hours-long hearing. The vast majority of those who spoke opposed the legislation, even as some thanked Kolkhorst for making revisions and urged her to change it further.
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