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

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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