Texas Agency Investigating Birth Tourism, 'HavemybabyinTEXAS.com'
HHSC referred Mission Regional Medical Center and Knapp Medical Center to the attorney general after ads allegedly targeted foreign nationals for birth packages.
- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to investigate birth tourism, resulting in referrals of Mission Regional Medical Center and Knapp Medical Center to the Attorney General .
- Reports from the conservative blog Current Revolt identified a website, havemybabyintexas.com, which purportedly ran billboards in Mexico advertising birth packages to foreign nationals seeking United States citizenship for their children.
- Both facilities are affiliated with Prime Healthcare Foundation; Mission Regional acknowledged its maternity marketing materials are no longer in use, while the Weslaco-based Knapp Medical Center has not issued a statement.
- Abbott condemned the schemes, stating "U.S. citizenship is not for sale in Texas" while criticizing the Supreme Court's 14th Amendment ruling, which he argues will expand birth tourism attempts.
- Despite the scrutiny, the nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute reported in April that well below 1% of all births in the United States annually result from birth tourism, contextualizing the practice's actual scale.
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By Katlyn Ma, The Texas Tribune July 15, 2026 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…
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