Texas' strong public policy protecting the freedom of contract is firmly rooted in the state's jurisprudence. See Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co. v. White, 490 S.W.3d 468, 471 (Tex. 2016). Absent a compelling reason, courts must honor and enforce the terms of contracts that parties have voluntarily and freely entered. In recent years, the federal government has limited this freedom of contract in the employment context through statutes and agency activity.