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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

The App Store Accountability Act, signed by Gov. Greg Abbott, aims to prevent minors from downloading apps without parental ...

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

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

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

1️⃣ Safety first: Texas is the latest state to pass a law requiring Google and Apple to verify app store users’ ages. It’s ...