BBC — The city of Dickinson, about 30 miles (48km) south of Houston, posted grant applications for anyone seeking money for repairs after the category 4 storm.
Local officials say the pro-Israel clause is required under a Texas state law enacted earlier this year.
The application has drawn a strong rebuke from free-speech activists.
In the four-page, recovery aid application posted on the city's website, a section reads: "By executing this Agreement below, the Applicant verifies that the Applicant: (1) does not boycott Israel; and (2) will not boycott Israel during the term of this Agreement."
The provision stems from a law barring the state from entering a contract with any business unless it "does not boycott Israel".
Boycotting Israel includes any action intended to "to penalise, inflict economic harm on, or limit commercial relations specifically with Israel", according to the law.
"Anti-Israel policies are anti-Texas policies, and we will not tolerate such actions against an important ally," the governor said in a statement earlier this year.
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**Submission Statement**
In the aftermath of a category 4 storm, the city of Dickinson, Texas, located approximately 30 miles south of Houston, offered grant applications for repair funds, but included a controversial clause requiring applicants to verify they do not boycott Israel and will not do so during the agreement’s term. This condition, mandated by a Texas state law enacted earlier in 2017, prohibits the state from contracting with businesses that boycott Israel, defined as actions intended to penalize or economically harm Israel. The inclusion of this clause in the recovery aid application, as posted on the city’s website, has sparked significant criticism from free-speech activists. Texas Governor Greg Abbott defended the law, stating that “anti-Israel policies are anti-Texas policies,” emphasizing the state’s strong alliance with Israel.
I guess the star on the Texas flag represents the Star of David.
The article you posted is 8 years old, and in your submission statement you’ve deliberately changed “earlier this year” (meaning 2017 when the article was written) to “earlier in 2025”.
Why are you deliberately misleading people into believing this is something recent?
Edit; OP has edited his SS to correctly reflect the dates, but it’s still an 8 year old article.
This is from 2017 people, the poster is just fanning the flames of your paranoia for his/ her amusement.
America will ask the jewish question soon methinks
Florida too.