The Brief
- An executive order from Gov. Abbott requires Texas hospitals to ask patients if they are citizens.
- The information is sent to the state beginning in March 2025 and reported quarterly.
- Health officials say the order does not mean non-citizens will be refused care.
Texas hospitals as of Friday are now required to ask patients if they are United States citizens.
The move comes after an August executive order from Gov. Greg Abbott.
The first batch of data must be reported to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission no later than March 1, 2025, and continue to be reported quarterly.…