U.S. Supreme Court will hear challenge to Texas’ age verification requirement for porn sites

AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear an attempt by the adult entertainment industry to overturn a Texas law that requires pornographic websites to verify the age of their users.

The court will hear the arguments from the Free Speech Coalition, an association of adult entertainment industries and this state during its next term, which begins in the fall.

House Bill 1181 was signed by Gov. Greg Abbott into law last year and requires users...