Some elements of the ad deal,codenamed Jedi Blue, had previously been reported by the Journal.
Since the lawsuit was filed, Facebook has rebranded its parent company as Meta.
Meta isn’t a defendant in the case.
Google spokesman Peter Schottenfels said the lawsuit lacks merit and contains inaccuracies.
He added that Facebook is one of more than 25 companies that participate in its ad bidding program.
Facebook also defended the agreement.
CNET hasn’t been able to independently obtain the unredacted lawsuit.
It doesn’t yet appear to be available in Pacer, a database of federal lawsuits.
The Texas attorney general’s office didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
“Anti-competitive side deals and market manipulation don’t count as innovation.”
