RE:
Texas Reports Over $1 Billion in Hospital Costs Related to Illegal Aliens for 2025 Fiscal Year
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/01/texas-reports-1-billion-hospital-costs-related-illegal/
That cost is due to more than the recent illegal alien problem, it is a direct result of Reagan’s 1986 EMTALA which states that the ERs of hospitals that accept Medicare must provide medical screening examination to anyone seeking emergency room care regardless of citizenship, legal status or ability to pay. That is why ERs are overrun with people, mostly illegal aliens, who use it like a general practice. The EMTALA needs to be amended, to where it applies to US citizens only, or revoked.
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USGS releases assessment of undiscovered oil and gas in Woodford and Barnett shales (part of the Permian Basin)
28.3 trillion cubic feet of gas and 1.6 billion barrels of oil estimated in New Mexico, Texas
Excerpt:
The U.S. Geological Survey released its assessment of undiscovered gas and oil in the Woodford and Barnett shales in the Permian Basin, assessing that there are technically recoverable resources of 28.3 trillion cubic feet of gas – enough to supply the United States for 10 months at the current rate of consumption — and 1.6 billion barrels of oil, or 10 weeks’ supply for the nation.