The Texas "TikTok" Ban (Texas Government Code Sec. 620) prohibits the state government's, county government's and municipality government's tech devices from accessing or downloading the TikTok App but is this restriction still valid?

First, remember, this Ban only applies to government owned or leased technology and does not affect personally owned technology unless that personally owned technology is used to conduct government business. 

With that said it appears that this Ban continues to live since June 2023.  It does not appear that there has been any legislative repeal or court invalidation.  The assumption is that this Ban will remain valid as it predominantly involves government owned property.

Our own personal question (purely as an academic exercise) is that under what authority can the Texas Legislature mandate how Texas Counties or Texas Municipalities can utilize their own purchased technology outside of the listed exceptions such as criminal investigation.  What if a Texas County or Municipality wants to provide information or emergency updates to its citizens.  It is true that there are numerous other social media platforms but TikTok tends to have a defined youthful user base who often obtain their information from TikTok.  But again, any desire by a Texas County or Texas Municipality to use TikTok for such purposes would need to address such desire directly with the Texas Legislature or seek relief before the Courts.

So, in sum, its still good law therefore any Texas, county or municipality government employee needs to be sure to comply with such Ban in order to protect your continued employment.

"People v. Tech"