Unsurprisingly Texas bears a disproportionate share of the burden from illegal immigration due to its expansive southern border. Now state leadership has released the numbers to prove the massive financial burden illegal aliens have had on one sector in particular: hospitals.
New data has been released by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission showing a baffling 10-figure financial burden on Texas hospitals in fiscal year 2025, Texas Scorecard first reported.
The total cost tipped over the billion-dollar mark: $1,050,642,864.
According to the new data, the total visits between November 2024 and August 2025 reached 313,742 for those “not legally present.”
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