The Texas Senate has passed a bill requiring state agencies to identify and sanction corrupt foreign nationals, limit their access to Texas state universities, and prevent state agencies from contracting with entities linked to those on the list.
SB 1884, filed by Sen. Pete Flores, R-Pleasanton, seeks to create a Texas version of the federal Engel List, which Congress created in 2021 through the United States-Northern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act. The law requires the U.S. Department of State to submit an annual report to Congress, called the Engel List, which includes a list of corrupt and undemocratic actors in the Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.
The list must include individuals who’ve engaged in “significant corruption or obstruction of investigations into acts of corruption in the foreign actor's home country, including corruption related to government contracts; bribery and extortion; the transfer or facilitation of the transfer of proceeds of corruption, including through money laundering; acts of violence, harassment, or intimidation directed at governmental and nongovernmental corruption investigators; engaging in or aiding...
The bill would require the Texas Comptroller’s Office to prohibit individuals, entities and businesses or those affiliated with them from entering into contracts with any state agency or political subdivision.
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