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

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

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed a bill Tuesday requiring app stores, such as those run by Apple and Google, to verify user ...

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

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

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

Gov. Greg Abbott signed the Texas App Store Accountability Act, which is set to take effect at the beginning of next year.

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

The Texas law is a blow to Apple and Google, both of which have argued that their app stores are the wrong place for age ...

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

The law, effective on Jan. 1, requires parental consent to download apps or make in-app purchases for users aged under 18.