Briscoe Rowell Cain, Texas State Representative of 128th District (R) | https://x.com/BriscoeCain
Briscoe Rowell Cain, Texas State Representative of 128th District (R) | https://x.com/BriscoeCain
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to interests in real property held or acquired by or on behalf of certain foreign individuals or entities and the authority of the attorney general to acquire the property by eminent domain; establishing the homeland security review committee; creating a criminal offense’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill establishes regulations concerning the ownership and acquisition of real property in Texas by specific foreign entities and individuals, designating them as "foreign adversaries." It creates a Homeland Security Review Committee to assess property ownership near critical infrastructure, determining if such ownership poses security risks. The bill mandates reporting of property transactions by defined foreign entities and citizens of adversarial nations, requires divestment of certain properties, and prohibits the acquisition of agricultural or critical infrastructure-adjacent land by these parties, with exceptions for pre-September 2025 holdings. Additionally, the bill grants the attorney general authority to acquire such properties through eminent domain if held in violation. A new criminal offense is also established for falsifying property ownership reports. The bill takes effect Sept. 1, 2025.
Briscoe Cain, member of the House Committee on Delivery of Government Efficiency, proposed another 77 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Cain graduated from the University of Houston-Downtown with a BS and again in 2012 from South Texas College of Law with a JD.
Briscoe Cain is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 128th House district. He replaced previous state representative Wayne Smith in 2017.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 5023 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to a periodic comprehensive performance audit of certain operations of hospital districts located in populous counties |
| HB 5013 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the Texas Racing Commission and the regulation of dog races, including greyhound races, as live events in this state and of simulcast wagering on greyhound races conducted out of state |
| HB 4973 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the election of members of the governing body of a municipality representing single-member districts, wards, and areas on apportionment |
| HB 4972 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the authority of a municipality to transfer revenue of a municipal utility to the general fund of the municipality |
| HB 4971 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to prohibiting the purchase of food or drink items containing certain food additives under the supplemental nutrition assistance program |
| HB 4970 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to prohibiting the purchase of certain food and drink items under the supplemental nutrition assistance program |
| HB 4818 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the creation of an enhanced license designation for a license to carry a handgun and the locations in which the holder of that enhanced license may carry a handgun |
| HB 4451 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to possessing, manufacturing, transporting, repairing, or selling a machine gun |
| HB 1478 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the failure of a voter registrar to comply with voter registration laws |
| HB 4431 | 04/02/2025 | Relating to repealing the chapter of the Local Government Code related to zoological operation and maintenance boards |
| HB 4425 | 04/02/2025 | Relating to prohibiting public officers and employees from displaying preferred gender pronouns; authorizing a private civil right of action |
| HB 4423 | 04/02/2025 | Relating to the collection, possession, or use of biometric identifiers and biometric information |
| HB 4405 | 04/02/2025 | Relating to a commission to coordinate celebrations of the bicentennial anniversary of Texas' independence |
| HB 4366 | 04/01/2025 | Relating to the distribution of and access to certain state agency publications |
| HB 905 | 03/31/2025 | Relating to the imposition of tolls on Fairmont Parkway in Harris County |
| HB 4242 | 03/31/2025 | Relating to the production, sale, distribution, delivery, and regulation of hemp; creating a criminal offense |
| HB 4182 | 03/31/2025 | Relating to repealing the Cultural Basin Act of 1973 |
| HB 3019 | 03/31/2025 | Relating to the authority of certain metropolitan rapid transit authorities and related entities to request and receive federal funds |
| HB 1776 | 03/31/2025 | Relating to the appointment of a dental director for the program of oral health improvement services |
| HB 4072 | 03/27/2025 | Relating to the relocation of the headquarters for certain state agencies |
| HB 3985 | 03/27/2025 | Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 2100 in Harris County as President Donald J. Trump Road |
| HB 3979 | 03/27/2025 | Relating to the licensing and regulation of naturopathic physicians; requiring an occupational license; authorizing fees; providing penalties; creating a criminal offense |
| HB 3822 | 03/26/2025 | Relating to parental leave policies for certain public school classroom teachers |
| HB 274 | 03/26/2025 | Relating to the establishment of the District of Austin as the seat of state government |
| HB 3625 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to repealing the Texas green job skills development fund and the green job skills grant program |
| HB 3591 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to prohibiting contracts between certain state agencies and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives |
| HB 3286 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the commission on uniform state laws |
| HB 3202 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the green job skills development fund and training program |
| HB 3200 | 03/20/2025 | Prohibiting certain transactions between governmental entities and abortion funds, as well as entities engaged in a pattern of racketeering activity as defined by federal law |
| HB 3170 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to transparency in special education legal proceedings involving a school district and a limit on legal fees that may be spent by a school district in special education legal proceedings |
| HB 3054 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the types of trees a governmental entity is authorized to plant on public property |
| HB 2976 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the marketing and sale of catfish and similar fish by food service establishments; providing administrative and civil penalties |
| HB 2912 | 03/19/2025 | Relating to a prohibition on engaging in lobbying activities on behalf of a foreign adversary; providing a civil penalty |
| HB 2826 | 03/19/2025 | Relating to the regulation of certain political communications, a prohibition on electioneering by school district and open-enrollment charter school officials and employees, and actions and other proceedings by a public school challenging the operations of the public school system; authorizing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense |
| HB 2810 | 03/19/2025 | Relating to the power of a governmental entity to enforce compliance with posted speed limits by an automated traffic control system |
| HB 2736 | 03/18/2025 | Relating to an election authorizing the issuance of bonds or an increase in taxes by a political subdivision |
| HB 1113 | 03/18/2025 | Relating to the production and regulation of hemp; providing an administrative penalty; requiring a permit to conduct certain research involving hemp; authorizing a fee; creating a criminal offense |
| HB 930 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to certain requirements for activation of the Texas National Guard into active combat duty |
| HB 2600 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the purchase of periodicals by state agencies and certain state officers and to prohibiting state agencies from providing financial support to the news media |
| HB 2599 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to prohibiting state agencies from engaging in certain transactions with certain statewide periodicals or Internet news websites |
| HB 2595 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to prohibiting certain dealings with foreign adversaries by public schools and public institutions of higher education; providing civil penalties; creating criminal offenses |
| HB 2552 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the prohibition of tolls on a highway that was subject to a comprehensive development agreement terminated by a toll project entity |
| HB 2547 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the prohibited manufacture and sale of motor vehicles equipped with remote vehicle disabling technology |
| HB 2539 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to creating the criminal offense of prosecutorial misconduct |
| HB 2538 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to chemical castration treatment as a condition of parole for certain releasees; creating a criminal offense |
| HB 2246 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the terminology used in statute to refer to the partially landlocked body of water on the southeastern periphery of the North American continent |
| HB 2244 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to a prohibition on state contracts to purchase electric vehicles and related components produced in scrutinized countries; authorizing a civil penalty |
| HB 1733 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to daylight saving time |
| HB 1715 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to a required provision in certain governmental entity contracts regarding the carrying of handguns by license holders |
| HB 1649 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to availability of certain insurance from a self-insurance trust for health care liability claims |
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