JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div id="res"></div>

JavaScript

htmlString = '<div class="aa">TextOne</div><ul><li>one</li></ul>';

textItem = 'TextOne';


tempdiv = $('<div/>'); 
tempdiv.html(htmlString);
ul = tempdiv.find('div.aa:contains('+textItem+')').next('ul')

$('#res').append(ul);