Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed an executive order requiring hospitals to collect data on the healthcare costs of undocumented migrants treated in the state.

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

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order requiring public hospitals in the state to collect data on patients' immigration statuses.

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.

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.

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