Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed an executive order directing DSHS, HHSC, OIG, TMB, BON, and TDLR to investigate claims of birth tourism schemes across Texas.
Greg Abbott@GregAbbott_TX
Individuals are traveling to the U.S. illegally to give birth and secure citizenship for their child. That's fraud.
I issued an executive order directing state agencies to investigate these birth tourism schemes and hold every provider that facilitates them accountable.
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5:42 PM · Jul 21, 2026 · 5.11K Views
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The order comes after a viral news story regarding a Texas hospital advertising “Birth Tourism Packages in South Texas” on billboards in Mexico:
Current Revolt spoke to a source earlier this month who confirmed the hospital used WhatsApp to communicate with Mexican nationals:
Has there ever been a Greg Abbott executive order that didn't boil down to, "F*** off, I'm not doing anything about it, get over it"?
I’m sure he was so shocked to find out about this. 🙄