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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the App Store Accountability Act (Senate Bill 2420) into law Tuesday, requiring app store operators like Apple and Google to verify user ages and seek parental ...

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

After a heavy lobbying campaign that included Apple CEO Tim Cook personally calling Texas Governor Greg Abbott to veto ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed an online child safety bill that requires Apple and Google to ensure that their app ...

Texas governor Greg Abott signed a law requiring Apple and Google to verify the age of users signing into their app stores ...