In Re TikTok Inc.; TikTok Ltd.; TikTok Pte. Ltd.; TikTok U.S. Data Security Inc.; ByteDance Ltd.; And ByteDance Inc. v. the State of Texas

CourtCourt of Appeals of Texas
DecidedJanuary 8, 2026
Docket15-25-00209-CV
StatusPublished

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Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed January 8, 2026.

In The

Fifteenth Court of Appeals

NO. 15-25-00209-CV

IN RE TIKTOK INC.; TIKTOK LTD.; TIKTOK PTE. LTD.; TIKTOK U.S. DATA SECURITY INC.; BYTEDANCE LTD.; AND BYTEDANCE INC., Relators

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING WRIT OF MANDAMUS 250th District Court Travis County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. D-1-GN-25-003118

MEMORANDUM OPINION

On November 18, 2025, relators TikTok Inc.; TikTok Ltd.; TikTok Pte. Ltd.; TikTok U.S. Data Security Inc.; ByteDance Ltd.; and ByteDance Inc. filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this Court. See Tex. Gov’t Code § 22.221; see also Tex. R. App. P. 52.

Relators have not established they are entitled to mandamus relief. Accordingly, we deny relators’ petition for writ of mandamus. PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Chief Justice Brister and Justices Field and Farris.

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