Texas Scorecard by Travis Morgan November 7, 2025
A lawsuit against Texas’ Foreign Land Ban is currently before the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.The U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Florida’s 2023 law banning the sale of land to foreign interests, a promising sign for a similar Texas law. Florida may now continue enforcing the ban without restriction.
According to Wednesday’s ruling, Florida’s ban does not violate federal law or discriminate against Asian individuals. The court ruled that Plaintiffs do not have standing to challenge the purchase restriction because they are not “domiciled” in China—meaning they do not treat China as their permanent home.
A similar Texas law known as Senate Bill 17—dubbed the “Texas Foreign Land Ban”—took effect on September 1.
As previously reported, a lawsuit challenging SB 17 is currently before the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The lawsuit was brought by three Chinese nationals who are in the U.S. on visas.
More:
https://texasscorecard.com/federal/floridas-chinese-land-ban-upheld-in-federal-court-a-good-sign-for-texas/
