NewsNoticias Tampa Bay (Univision)August 3, 2026Hillsborough
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton investigates two South Texas hospitals for alleged birth tourism marketing
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into Mission Regional Medical Center and Knapp Medical Center over allegations that they marketed maternity services to pregnant women in Mexico. The probe aims to determine if the hospitals facilitated illegal birth tourism schemes to help non-citizens secure U.S. citizenship for their children by birth.
Read the full story at Noticias Tampa Bay (Univision)Why It Matters
The investigation could lead to legal action or sanctions against two major healthcare providers in South Texas, potentially impacting how hospitals market services to international patients near the border.
Key Facts
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating Mission Regional Medical Center and Knapp Medical Center.
- The investigation focuses on whether these hospitals promoted maternity services to pregnant women in Mexico via billboards near the border.
- The state is examining if these hospitals participated in illegal birth tourism schemes.
- Mission Regional Medical Center allegedly used Spanish-language billboards advertising 'South Texas Birth Packages'.
- The Attorney General's office has not yet specified potential charges or sanctions.
- This investigation follows a separate ongoing lawsuit filed in April against a Houston-area postpartum care center for alleged immigration fraud.
Who's Mentioned
organizationKnapp Medical Center“Hospital under investigation for alleged birth tourism marketing”locationTexas“Jurisdiction of the investigation”organizationMission Regional Medical Center“Hospital under investigation for alleged birth tourism marketing”locationMexico“Target market for the alleged maternity services”personKen Paxton“Texas Attorney General leading the investigation”