Google has agreed to pay a massive $1.375 billion to settle privacy violation claims brought by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, marking the largest such settlement ever secured by a single U.S. state against the tech giant. The settlement stems from two …
Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. LUFKIN — Child marriages in Texas could end this year, as state lawmakers debate …
Google agreed to a $1.375B data privacy settlement with the Lone Star State over the alleged use of facial recognition, location data, and Chrome incognito. To date, no state has attained a settlement against Google for similar data privacy violations …
Overview: Haitian immigrant workers, including truckers and meatpackers, are among the thousands facing deportation under new immigration orders. Though many entered legally and contribute to the region’s labor force, policy shifts and mixed directives …
Waskom, Texas, is an old railroad town of about 2,000 nestled at the midway point between Dallas and Shreveport, La. According to the city’s website, Waskom became a significant player in America’s east-to-west trade during the 1880s because J.M. Waskom, a …
A Google corporate logo hangs above the entrance to the company's office at St. John's Terminal in New York City on March 11, 2025. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images Google agreed to pay nearly $1.4 billion to the state of Texas to settle …
The Texas housing market is undergoing a substantial correction, driven by a combination of oversupply, declining demand and persistent affordability issues. "We need to talk about Texas. Listings just hit 123,000 in April 2025. 53 percent higher than …
Google’s $1.375 Billion Settlement with Texas: A Landmark in Data Privacy Enforcement In a groundbreaking development that signals heightened scrutiny of tech giants’ data practices, Google has agreed to pay $1.375 billion to settle allegations by Texas …
May 10, 2025Ravie LakshmananBiometric Data / Privacy Google has agreed to pay the U.S. state of Texas nearly $1.4 billion to settle two lawsuits that accused the company of tracking users' personal location and maintaining their facial …
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