My name is Zach Whiting, policy director and senior fellow for Better Tech for Tomorrow, an initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation. I am testifying in support of HB 18.
Technology
Chinese spy tech is endangering US hospitals. Texas is trying to shut that down
Gov. Greg Abbott expands prohibited technology list to include 26 more China-linked companies. Millions of Americans depend on medical devices — pacemakers, infusion pumps and patient monitors — to stay alive. But some of that equipment is made in China, and it may be spying on us – or worse. In January 2025, the Food and Drug...
March 16, 2026