The move puts the state at the center of a debate over whether and how to regulate smartphone use by children and teenagers.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill into law that requires Apple and Google to verify the age of users before allowing ...

Texas will now require age verification for use of the iOS App Store, thanks to the state's App Store Accountability Act, ...

Texas is the latest state to adopt an age-verification law for app stores. Despite lobbying from big tech, reportedly ...

The App Store Accountability Act requires age verification from all users and will prevent minors from downloading apps or ...

The Lone Star State is the second to pass a law putting the responsibility of age verification on app stores, following ...

Texas passed a law this week forcing Google and Apple to check the ages of mobile app store users and require parents’ ...

Governor Greg Abbott signed SB 2420 on Tuesday, which will require app store owners like Apple and Google to verify the ages ...

Google and Apple will soon be required to verify app store users’ ages in Texas, after Gov. Greg Abbott signed the rule into law on Tuesday.

The state of Texas has passed a bill that now requires app stores and marketplaces to have age verification before downloads ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott today signed into law the App Store Accountability Act, which will require Apple and Google to ...

Texas signs a new law mandating Apple and Google's app stores to verify users' ages, focusing on safeguarding children online ...