Greg Abbott Says 'American Citizenship Is Not for Sale,' Orders Birth Tourism Investigation

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Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) ordered an investigation into Mission Regional Medical Center over allegations that the hospital marketed "BIRTH PACKAGES IN SOUTH TEXAS" to foreign nationals as part of an ...

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