Ralph is a resident of North Carolina. While driving through Texas, he has an accident involving Peter, a Texas resident. Peter files a lawsuit in a Texas state court. Over Ralph, the Texas court has:

in personam jurisdiction.

Explanation:

Ralph is a resident of North Carolina. While driving through Texas, he has an accident involving Peter, a Texas resident. Peter files a lawsuit in a Texas state court. Over Ralph, the Texas court has in personam jurisdiction.

In personam means that a judgment can be enforceable against the person wherever he/she is.

in personam jurisdiction

Explanation:

An in personam jurisdiction refers to the authority of the court to determine right and duties of the parties brought before it. when a court it means that the court has has the power to decide matters of a particular defendant.

A in personam jurisdiction will obligation that is imposed on an individual by the court become binding and the individual is obliged to carry out the decision imposed on him / her by the court.

In the case of Ralph a North Carolina resident, who had an accident involving a Texas resident in Texas, the decision of the court will automatically be binding on him because the accident occurred with the state where the court has a jurisdiction.