Google has agreed to pay the state of Texas $1.375 billion to settle two lawsuits accusing the company of violating its residents' data privacy rights. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued ...

Texas secures a historic $1.375 billion settlement with Google for data privacy violations, a significant win for user privacy and accountability. Image (c) ConsumerAffairs ...

Social media users claimed the tech billionaire and Tesla CEO donated millions of dollars following the deadly July 2025 ...

Google has reached a $1.375 billion settlement in principle with the state of Texas to resolve allegations that the tech company violated user privacy rights. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ...

Google will pay $1.4 billion to Texas to settle a lawsuit claiming the company collected users' data without permission. (Marlena Sloss/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images) ...

- Daniel de la Hoz/Moment RF/Getty Images Google and Apple will soon be required to verify app store users’ ages in Texas, after Gov. Greg Abbott signed the rule into law on Tuesday.

If Abbott signs the bill, Texas would become the first state to enforce a social media ban for minors under 18. Florida currently has a similar law, but its age cutoff is 14, and legislators are ...