AUSTIN (KXAN) — Data newly released by the state shows more than 170,000 undocumented immigrants sought medical care in Texas after hospitals were required to start asking every patient about their immigration status.

In August 2024, Gov. Greg Abbott signed an executive order directing hospitals to start collecting data "regarding patients who are not lawfully present in the United States" beginning Nov. 1, 2024, including the number of patients and the cost of care provided to those patients.

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) previously released data showing the number of undocumented patients between November and February. In a new update, HHSC released data for March through May 2025. In those three months, a total of 61,628 undocumented patients were reported by h

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