Texas judge in X’s lawsuit against advertisers recuses himself after report he owned Tesla stock

The judge overseeing X’s lawsuit against advertisers has recused himself following a news report that showed he owned shares of Tesla.

In a recusal notice dated Aug. 13, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor in Texas backed out of X’s case against the World Federation of Advertisers, which was filed last week. The judge didn’t say why he was removing himself from the suit.

X, formerly known as…