# Paxton Proposes Texas Property Portal

> Texas AG introduces public portal to track foreign-owned property under new rules.
- Title: Paxton Proposes Texas Property Portal · Dallas Express
- Summary: Texas AG introduces public portal to track foreign-owned property under new rules. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton proposed rules to track foreign…
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- Source: Dallas Express — https://dallasexpress.com/state/paxton-proposes-texas-property-portal-to-track-foreign-adversary-ownership
- Author: Dallas Express
- Published: 2026-10-10T19:00:57+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ken paxton, texas, property portal, foreign ownership, senate bill 17, texas register, news, politics
## Texas AG Proposes Foreign Property Rules
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton proposed expanded rules to enforce state foreign property ownership restrictions.
## New Rules Effective September 2025
The law restricts certain individuals and entities connected to designated foreign adversaries from acquiring texas real property.
## Public Reporting Provisions
Any person with reason to believe a purchase violates the law may submit a complaint to the texas register.
## Property Search Portal Plan
Paxton's office will develop a public property-search portal similar to the texas sex offender registry.
## Voluntary Reports Allowed
Any person may file a voluntary report on property acquired before september 1, 2025 if they believe it violates the law.
## Rules Remain a Proposal
Comments accepted for 30 days until november 8, 2026 when the rules may take effect.
## Key takeaway

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton proposed rules to track foreign adversary property ownership through a public search portal.