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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

Gov. Abbott of Texas officially signed into law the online child safety bill that will require Apple and Google's app stores ...

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

Although Apple is at the forefront of child privacy and safety features, many legislators still feel that the company isn’t ...