TX SB2430

Prohibits Texas public universities from accepting gifts or entering contracts with foreign adversaries (including China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and Qatar) without approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, with violations resulting in $10,000-$20,000 civil penalties and potential 105% administrative penalties on unreported amounts

Requires universities with research budgets of $10 million or more to screen foreign researcher applicants by verifying employment history, publications, and affiliations, and to establish research integrity offices that report rejected applicants to the FBI

Mandates institutions establish international travel approval programs for faculty and researchers, maintain travel records for at least three years, and report travel to foreign adversaries annually to governing boards

Bars student and scholar associations affiliated with universities from accepting gifts or contracts from foreign adversary sources, requiring termination of affiliation for violations

Increases the criminal penalty for theft of trade secrets from a third-degree felony to a second-degree felony when the offense is intended to benefit a foreign agent, foreign government, or foreign instrumentality