Texas Targets Birth Tourism | Texas News

Texas News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 19, 2026 · 1m

Texas is cracking down on hospitals allegedly targeting foreign expectant mothers for birth tourism, as officials investigate whether they misled visitors about their services. While giving birth in the U.S. doesn’t violate immigration law—thanks to the citizenship granted to anyone born on American soil—the real issue lies in deceptive tactics like falsifying visa applications to exploit the system. Governor Greg Abbott has made it clear: American citizenship isn’t for sale, and Texas won’t let its healthcare system become a magnet for this practice. The probe follows a lawsuit against a…