In light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship ruling yesterday, one lawmaker is demanding an immediate special session to criminalize “birth tourism” and push Texas to flex its sovereignty on citizenship questions.
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Barbara, State Rep. Brian Harrison (R–Midlothian) is publicly urging Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special session to “MAKE IT A FELONY TO ENGAGE IN BIRTH TOURISM IN TEXAS” and to “stop issuing birth certificates to non-citizens,” among other measures.
Birth tourism is when a pregnant woman travels to another country primarily to give birth there so her child can gain that country’s citizenship at birth.
Harrison has argued that Texans “deserve action, not just rhetoric,” and insisted that Texas must “start acting like the sovereign state it is” when Washington policies and federal courts “threaten to destroy the very fabric of our republic.”
The demand frames Texas as more than a bystander in federal immigration fights, calling for “bold and decisive action to protect liberty for future generations” rather than waiting on Congress or the Supreme Court.
The proposal lays out a detailed list for a special session aimed at targeting birth tourism and directly challenging the practical effects of the Supreme Court’s ruling.
