Texas HB 127: Relating to measures to protect institutions of higher education from foreign adversaries and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of trade secrets; increasing a criminal penalty.

Status: Effective on 9/1/25 (as of 2025-06-20)

State: Texas · Session: 89R · Bill: HB 127

Subjects: AUDITOR, STATE (V4364), AUDITS & AUDITORS (S4334), Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065), Crimes--Miscellaneous (I0200), Education--Higher--General (I0231), Education--Higher--Health Institutions (I0237), Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs (I0223), Ethics (I0345), GIFTS & DONATIONS (S0122), HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD, TEXAS (V4280), HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH SECURITY COUNCIL (V20ZM), INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (S0038), Intergovernmental Relations (I0447), RECORDS MANAGEMENT (S0205), RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT (S0135), State Agencies, Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed (I0773), TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY (U0030), TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (U0079), TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (U0214), TRAVEL (S0220)

Sponsors: Hefner, Howard, Hughes, Lambert, Shaheen, Wilson, Barry, Bell, Keith, Bettencourt, Bonnen, Buckley, Bumgarner, Button, Campbell, Capriglione, Cook, Curry, DeAyala, Dyson, Gerdes, Harless, Harris, Hinojosa, Adam, Holt, Hunter

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