AUSTIN (KXAN) — State data shows only about 2% of patients at Texas hospitals are in the country illegally. In total, about 170,000 undocumented immigrants sought medical care in the state after hospitals were required to start asking every patient about their immigration status last November.

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 t

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