Legislation banning state contracts and investment in companies that boycott Israel was signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday at the Jewish Community Center in northwest Austin.

The law is a response to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement that seeks to change Israeli policy toward Palestinians.

The bill Abbott signed into law — House Bill 89 — prohibits the state from contracting with and investing in companies that boycott Israel.

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