The number of measles cases in Gaines County has more than doubled in a week. State officials confirmed this week an unvaccinated school-aged child died from measles in Lubbock.

The number of people with measles in Texas rises to 146 in an outbreak that led to the death of an unvaccinated child.

I recognize the serious impact of this outbreak on families, children, and healthcare workers,” Kennedy wrote on X Friday ...

The latest update comes two days after the first death was reported in a school-aged child who lived in the outbreak area.

The West Texas measles outbreak grew again on Friday, with state health officials now reporting 146 cases of the infectious ...

A paramedic administers a dose of the measles vaccine at a health center in Lubbock, Texas, Feb. 27, 2025. The West Texas measles outbreak continues to grow, now possibly spreading into the central ...

SAN ANTONIO (TNND) — As the number of measles cases continues to rise in Texas, a San Antonio school confirmed a student was diagnosed with German measles, also known as rubella. On Thursday, Legacy ...

The Houston Health Department is investigating two possible cases of measles in the city, officials confirmed on Friday. A ...

The People’s Voice cited South Plains Public Health District vaccination clinics held Feb. 6 and 7 in Gaines County. On Feb. 5, the Texas state health department confirmed Gaines had six cases of ...

For a community to be protected against contagious diseases, enough residents need to be vaccinated to provide “herd immunity ...

On the Texas A&M campus right outside Rudder Tower stands a symbol of progress: a statue of Matthew Gaines. Born into slavery ...