Fifth Circuit questions whether Chinese citizens can challenge Texas property ban

Source Scout · Courthouse News Service reports: Two Chinese nationals say Senate Bill 17 unconstitutionally blocks them from making further purchases of Texas real estate. The state says their plans are too speculative and lack constitutional rights. (CN) — Two Chinese citizens living abroad asked the Fifth Circuit on Monday to revive their challenge to a Texas law barring people linked to China and other designated countries from buying most real property in the state. Min Huang, who lives in Shanghai, and Qiong Dai, who lives in New Zealand, own rental properties in the Houston area and want to buy more.

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