Greg Abbott signed a bill last week that will require mobile phone app stores to verify the ages of users, despite a phone ...

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

Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill last week that will require mobile phone app stores to verify the ages of users, despite a ...

The Texas law is set to go into effect Jan. 1 ... the Coalition for Competitive Mobile Experience, pushing for app store age verification and raising concerns about Apple’s app store practices.

AUSTIN, Texas — A push in Texas ... Earlier this week, Abbott signed into law a separate measure requiring Apple and Google to verify the age of online app store users, as well as parental ...

A push in Texas to ban children ... Earlier this week, Abbott signed into law a separate measure requiring Apple and Google to verify the age of online app store users, as well as parental consent ...

A bill to ban students from using cellphones in Texas classrooms is poised to become law. House Bill 1481 passed ... The district would have to store the phones out of sight until the final ...

Leaders in the Texas Senate will hold a news conference Thursday on the passage of two bills that will give homeowners in the state larger tax savings. Civil liberties groups, including the ACLU ...