The Texas public health department reported 36 more measles cases on Friday in the outbreak that began in Gaines County.

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State health officials said fewer than 30 of the cases identified by the state were considered "actively infectious." ...

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Measles have continued to spread in Texas with a total of 561 reported cases. Gaines County, the center of the outbreak, saw ...

The measles outbreak in West Texas now counts almost 600 cases, according to Texas health data released Friday. The 597 cases ...

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GAINES COUNTY, Texas — A Seminole motorcyclist is dead after a two-vehicle crash in Gaines County Tuesday morning. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), the crash happened on ...

Immunization programs nationwide have been left brittle by years of stagnant funding by federal, state and local governments.