TikTok Denied Pause During Appeal in Texas Child Safety Case

TikTok Ltd. can’t pause a case alleging it violated a Texas child online security law as it appeals a ruling that denied its bid to end the case, a statewide appeals court ruled.

The case must move forward in the trial court, the Court of Appeals, Fifteenth District, ruled in a two-page order Monday.

• Chief Justice Scott Brister dissented, saying he would’ve granted TikTok’s request for temporary relief. Justices Scott Field and April Farris voted against the pause, which would’ve put the case on hold pending a final decision.
• TikTok brought the appeal after a judge in Travis County denied ...