Our freedom of speech is under threat. In Texas, Government Code Chapter 2271 requires any company with 10 or more full-time employees — seeking a state contract worth $100,000 or more — to certify in writing that it does not and will not boycott Israel during the contract.  This law forces private entities to pledge their political commitments as a condition of doing business with the state. This requirement violates the First Amendment. Economic boycotts — including international boycotts — are a historic and powerful form of political expression. When Texas conditions public contracting on giving up that expression, it punishes dissent, limits free association, and chills protest. By silencing those who disagree with a foreign government’s policies, Texas is undermining the very values it claims to defend. In the civil rights movement and the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, boycotts played a vital role in achieving justice. Limiting our ability to boycott is not a harmless economic policy — it weakens our democratic voice. Indeed, a federal judge has already recognized this risk: in Bahia Amawi v. Texas, Judge Robert Pitman blocked enforcement of the law, holding that it suppresses unpopular ideas and manipulates public debate through coercion, not persuasion.  Defenders of the law argue that Texas is merely engaging in non-discrimination, refusing taxpayer funds to those who discriminate on a nationality basis.  But this issue is deeper: it’s not about preventing discrimination in business — it’s about conditioning government contracts on giving up political speech. This law doesn’t just hurt corporations — it hurts individuals, small businesses, activists, and anyone who believes in the power of economic protest. It forces people to choose between their principles and their livelihood. We call on the Texas Legislature to: 1. Immediately repeal Government Code Chapter 2271, removing the requirement that companies certify they do not and will not boycott Israel. 2. Protect political expression by ensuring that no future contracting law infringes on Texans’ right to economic protest. 3. Support the right to dissent, regardless of whether that dissent is popular or involves foreign policy. Join us. Sign this petition to defend the First Amendment, protect Texans’ civil liberties, and ensure our state government does not silence protest in favor of geopolitical alliances. Together, we can restore free speech, preserve the right to dissent, and ensure that Texas stands for liberty — not coercion.