AUSTIN (KXAN) — A federal judge blocked a Texas law that’s become known as the “App Store Accountability Act,” ruling it likely violates the First Amendment. According to a court filing from Tuesday, ...

U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman issued a preliminary injunction against the Texas App Store Accountability Act, also known as Senate Bill 2420, eight days before it was set to take effect on Jan. 1.

A new Texas state law set to take effect on Jan. 1 would have required app stores to implement age verification processes. But the law has been put on hold, at least temporarily, by a federal court ...

A Texas federal judge today blocked an App Store age verification law that was set to go into effect on January 1, 2026, which means Apple may not have to support the changes after all. The Texas ‌App ...

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Texas’ app store age verification law, delaying requirements that would force Apple and Google to verify users’ ages. While the ruling pauses enforcement for ...