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

The Supreme Court is expected to rule in the coming days on whether Texas can require pornographic websites to verify users’ ...

Texas App Store Accountability Act, recently signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott, gives the big tech players the remainder of ...

Apple tried to stop the new Texas law requiring app age checks. Gov. Greg Abbott signed it anyway. Here’s what it means for ...

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 ...

The law, effective on January 1 ... Child online safety groups that backed the Texas bill have also long argued for app store age verification, saying it is the only way to give parents effective ...

Age verification is coming to app stores in Texas ... has significant implications for user privacy and data security. The Texas law will require Google and Apple to verify the age of all users ...

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