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Hughes presents package to counter foreign‑adversary threats; scholars and security experts urge action on transnational repression, procurement and supply‑line
Summary
Senator Brian Hughes laid out a set of bills addressing transnational repression, divestment from CCP‑controlled investments, procurement bans on scrutinized vendors and a geopolitical conflict advisory committee. Experts and survivors testified on the threats posed by foreign authoritarian influence and supply‑chain vulnerability.
Senator Brian Hughes presented four related measures aimed at protecting Texas from influence and operational risks posed by foreign adversaries:
• SB 1349 (transnational repression): creates offenses to address harassment, intimidation, and coercion by foreign governments or organizations against residents and Texans abroad and requires law‑enforcement training and a Department of Public Safety study on the threat.
• SB 667 (investment divestment): directs divestment of certain state pension and retirement funds from companies compromised by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and affiliated entities.
• SB 1585 (communications and procurement): would bar governmental entities from contracts for information and communications technology or services with…
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