Simple - just rewrite the law to ban the state from working with any company that supports BDS.
Solves the “free speech” problem in the way leftists love.
“Free speech has consequences”
But of course… bake that gay wedding cake.
We hate to admit but I think the judge is right.
Free speech is either applied universally or its not free speech.
Now then, if a PRIVATE company said IT would not do business with companies that boycotted Israel, that would be in THAT company’s free speech rights.
The difference is individuals and private individual units have free speech rights, unlike the government which for the most part has to be neutral else it is imposing speech limitations and not honoring free speech rights.
GW Bush judge.
STAY OUT DA BUSHES!
The left really are the real racists.
If it’s coolacious to boycott Christian companies like Chick-Fil-A but it’s harmful against free speech to boycott anti-sematic companies ... you might be a Democrat.
This isn’t a free speech issue.
The Texas law prohibits doing business with firms not based upon their words, but upon their actions, e.g. refusing to do business with Israel.
Texas agencies were perfectly free to contract with companies that hate Israel, so long as those companies didn’t refuse to do business with it.
I agree. There are far too many government thought-control intrusions on our personal liberties.
Free “speech” ? I’m speechless.
I think a company should have the right to boycott any country they want, but I don’t see that a government is required to do business with such a company.
FWIW, Hanen has been a pretty good jurist.
From July 2021
BREAKING — A federal judge in Texas has ordered the Biden administration to suspend the DACA program for “Dreamers.” finding it illegal.
Agreeing to a request by Texas, Judge Andrew Hanen is ordering the government to stop approving new DACA requests.
How many fake issues can they dream up, and use to wreck people’s lives? Sure. Boycott Israel, why don’t you. I support the Girl-cott.