Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is demanding all agencies in the state halt investments in China and sell any current investments in the country as soon as possible.

Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday issued his third executive order in three days targeting the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party. The orders, Abbott said, were directed toward fighting threats to state security and protecting Texans of Chinese descent from harassment and intimidation by the Chinese Communist Party and government.

The Chinese government set up "police service stations" across the world, according to Abbott's order, with one rumored to be in Houston.

Governor Greg Abbott of Texas orders measures to protect against Chinese "espionage threats" to state security.

The move follows a week of other executive orders aimed at the ruling Chinese Communist Party, including a crackdown on alleged espionage aimed at Texas’ infrastructure and institutions of higher education.

Republican Governor of Texas Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to cease investing state funds in China and sell at the first available opportunity, citing financial and security risks. "As Chinese aggression against the United States and its allies seems likely to continue,

The state governor claimed Texans could be in danger due to a "worldwide harassment campaign" launched against dissidents by China.

This week began with a new executive order from Texas Governor Greg Abbott. He directed the Texas Department of Public Safety to target and arrest people working with the Chinese government to return dissidents to China.

Gov. Greg Abbott issued a second executive order in one week to protect Texans from threats posed by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The first order was issued to protect Texans of Chinese descent from CCP and PRC operatives targeting them by authorizing Texas Department of Public