Texas has once again turned to the courts—not to protect patients, but to extend its laws beyond its borders.

This week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed another lawsuit against an out‑of‑state medical provider accused of mailing abortion medication to Texans. The provider operates legally in her home state. Yet Texas is attempting to punish her anyway, despite similar lawsuits failing in other states due to “shield laws” designed to prevent exactly this kind of overreach.

This case is not just about abortion. It’s about whether one state can use its courts to control legal conduct in another.

If Texas succeeds, it sets a dangerous precedent. Any state could begin suing doctors, journalists, businesses, or individuals across state lines simply for actions that lawmakers disapprove of. That threatens the basic principle that states govern within their own borders—and that courts are not tools for political retaliation.

Texas leaders have acknowledged that these lawsuits are unlikely to reduce abortion access. Even legal experts note that medication abortions have continued to rise despite prior court actions. So what is the goal? Public intimidation. Political theater. And the normalization of lawsuits meant to scare people rather than deliver justice.

This petition calls on:

• Texas lawmakers to stop encouraging lawsuits that stretch state power beyond constitutional limits
• Texas courts to reject attempts to enforce Texas law on people who do not live or operate here
• Attorney General Ken Paxton to halt the use of taxpayer resources on legal actions that undermine federalism and legal stability

Texans deserve serious governance—not endless courtroom battles designed to score political points while eroding trust in the legal system.

No matter where you stand on abortion, allowing Texas to export its laws nationwide is a line that should not be crossed.

Sign to demand restraint, constitutional boundaries, and an end to court-driven political warfare.