Texas Expands Ban On Chinese Technologies

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday expanded state prohibitions to include 26 companies and entities—such as Alibaba, Shein, Hisense, and PDD/Temu—cited over data security and foreign interference concerns. Texas Cyber Command said the additions follow a Jan. 20 directive and aim to prevent hostile actors from harvesting Texans' data; the step extends prior 2022 TikTok restrictions.