In response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that preserves birthright citizenship, Texas officials are wielding their authority to clamp down on birth tourism, primarily through investigating or suing health providers.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has requested the Attorney General’s Office to investigate whether two Rio Grande Valley hospitals — Mission Regional Medical Center in Mission and Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco — had violated state or federal laws by purchasing a billboard that Gov. Greg Abbott says targets foreign nationals traveling to Texas to give birth.
