Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) followed the lead Wednesday of Republican governors across the country who are banning the social media app TikTok.
“Every state agency in Texas shall ban its officers and employees from downloading or using TikTok on any of its government-issued devices,” Abbott wrote in a letter to state agency heads. The ban is effective immediately.
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