TEXAS – The SCOPE Act, which stands for the Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment Act, is a piece of U.S. legislation introduced to enhance consumer protections against harmful online ...

Texas lawmakers get together once every two years to pass the budget, set new laws and rules, and change old ones. The latest state Legislature met in 2023 between January and May, and some of those ...

HOUSTON — A series of new laws went into effect on Sept. 1, including one that limited children's access to social media. Part of House Bill 18 is now in effect. That bill is also known as the ...

File – The Instagram logo is seen on a cell phone in Boston, Oct. 14, 2022. Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta launched its Instagram teen accounts on Tuesday. The new option is for younger ...