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

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

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

The state’s governor signed a new law that will give parents more control over the apps that minors download, part of a raft ...

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

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 and transactions can push through. This law was something that many Big ...

A standoff over who’s responsible for kids’ online safety continues.