US: Texas governor orders crackdown on healthcare providers in 'birth tourism' probe
International 23 Jul, 2026

US: Texas governor orders crackdown on healthcare providers in 'birth tourism' probe

Business To Business, New York, 23rd July, 2026:  Texas Governor Greg Abbott has directed six state health and licensing agencies to investigate an alleged "birth tourism" scheme in which foreign nationals travel to the United States primarily to give birth so that their children acquire US citizenship.
The executive order, signed on Tuesday, instructs the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), the Department of State Health Services, the HHSC Office of Inspector General, the Texas Medical Board, the Texas Board of Nursing, and the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to begin immediate investigations.
The agencies have been tasked with examining state-regulated healthcare providers, medical professionals and commercial entities accused of facilitating the practice.

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