Texas Hospital Under Fire for Birth Tourism | Dayton News

Dayton News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 8, 2026 · 1m

Texas is cracking down on a controversial birth tourism scheme after Governor Greg Abbott ordered an investigation into a hospital advertising “birth packages” to foreign nationals seeking U.S. citizenship for their children. A Spanish-language billboard near the Mexico border sparked the probe, leading to the shutdown of the hospital’s associated website. The State Department warns such practices constitute fraud, while the Justice Department has directed nationwide investigations, signaling this is a growing and serious problem. The hospital insists its marketing is now discontinued, but…