A small county in West Texas has 15 measles cases, mostly in school-aged children. Gaines County, which borders New Mexico, ...

After two measles cases were identified in Houston; an outbreak has been reported in West Texas. Doctors say it's a ...

The Texas Department of State Health Services has issued guidance to schools as the measles outbreak in Gaines County rises ...

According to the Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Rule §97.7, schools and childcare settings shall exclude unimmunized ...

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Health officials in Texas are on high alert after an outbreak of measles has sickened at least 15, including 10 children.

West Texas faces a measles outbreak, with 10 unvaccinated people infected, mostly children. Health officials expect more ...

A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level. In late January, two children in Gaines County were hospitalized for measles.

At least 10 cases of measles—eight of which are among school-aged children—have been reported in Gaines County in West Texas over the past two weeks, driving worries of an escalating outbreak.

Some of the cases appear to be connected to private religious schools in the district, said the health director, who cautioned that the investigation is ongoing.

Health officials in Texas are battling a growing measles outbreak in an area that has some of the state's lowest vaccination rates and highest non-medical exemptions. On January 30, officials ...