Measles is continuing to spread across the Texas Panhandle and South Plains regions breaking 300 cases on Friday.

Statement: A measles outbreak in Gaines County, Texas, was caused by “a public health initiative” to “distribute free measles vaccines.” More than 140 people in Texas have contracted ...

Gaines County, which has been hit hard by a measles outbreak, is home to the city of Seminole. Credit: Eli Hartman for The Texas Tribune Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote ...

On Tuesday, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported 223 cases across the state since the virus was first ...

The Texas measles outbreak continues to grow as state officials on Tuesday reported an increase in cases across the state, with Gaines County surpassing 100 cases. On Tuesday, the Texas Department of ...

The Mennonite community in Gaines County had been facing a lot of accusations about the measles outbreak since the first ...

Texas officials on Wednesday announced the first measles death in the state's ongoing outbreak of the highly contagious ...

While it's unclear which specific Mennonite community has been affected, Gaines County is home to a group with a distinctive migration history called the Old Colony Mennonites, according to AP.

The outbreak began less than a month ago when several unvaccinated children in Gaines County, Texas, were identified as having measles. At this time, it's unclear how the first person was exposed ...

the county where measles was first reported at the start of the outbreak — Gaines County — has hit 211 cases. Here is the current breakdown in cases by county and the increase seen since the ...

The Texas measles outbreak continues to grow as state officials on Tuesday reported an increase in cases across the state, with Gaines County surpassing 100 cases. On Tuesday, the Texas Department ...