The order signed by the Texas governor is the latest string of stand-offs between Abbott and the Biden-Harris administration over matters concerning immigration policy and border security.

Beginning Nov. 1, Abbott is directing hospitals in Texas to gather data on “patients who are not lawfully present in the United States,” as well as the number of inpatient discharges and ...

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday ordered hospitals that treat undocumented migrants to collect and send future information on their citizenship to the state.

Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered Texas hospitals enrolled in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program to report the costs they incur for treating undocumented immigrants.

Abbott's order provides no clear guidance on how hospitals must ascertain patients' immigration or citizenship status, and his office did not respond to an email seeking additional information.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed an executive order Thursday requiring hospitals to ask patients about their immigration status.

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday ordered hospitals that treat undocumented migrants to collect and send future information on their citizenship to the state.

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday ordered hospitals that treat undocumented migrants to collect and send future information on their citizenship to the state.