Gaines County has one of the highest rates in Texas of school-aged children opting out of at least one required vaccine, with nearly 14 percent of K-12 children in the 2023-24 school year having ...

Gaines County’s case numbers led all the other counties with 98 — not "200 or 300" as the Facebook post said — a 1,533% rise from the six cases it reported Feb. 5.

Earlier this week, the Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed 49 cases in five counties. The outbreak began about three weeks ago with two cases among unvaccinated children in Gaines ...

Here’s a closer look at how Gaines County compared with North Texas counties for just the 2023-24 school year. ... Mel produces data-driven stories using charts, maps and more.

The outbreak is clustered in a small county in West Texas that is home to about 22,500 people. The share of K-12 students in Gaines County with a conscientious exemption for at least one vaccine ...

On January 30, officials reported two measles cases in unvaccinated, school-age children in Gaines County, which sits at the border of New Mexico and is around 90 miles southwest of Lubbock, Texas.

Texas State University in San Marcos, from 3 to 7 p.m. on Feb. 14; Twin Peaks Restaurant in San Marcos, from 6 to 10 p.m. on Feb. 14; The University of Texas at San Antonio main campus, from 10 a ...

Measles and vaccines in Gaines County. Gaines County’s case numbers led all the other counties with 98 — not "200 or 300" as the Facebook post said — a 1,533% rise from the six cases it ...

Measles and vaccines in Gaines County. Gaines County’s case numbers led all the other counties with 98 — not “200 or 300” as the Facebook post said — a 1,533% rise from the six cases it ...