Texas, Measles

Measles is back in Texas with two cases in Houston. Here's what you need to know.
Measles has returned to Texas, with two cases confirmed in Houston last week. No cases have been found in Central Texas, but measles is a worry for health officials, causing Austin Public Health and the Texas Department of State Health Services to issue alerts.
Two cases of measles confirmed in West Texas children following pair of Houston infections
Two children were hospitalized with measles in West Texas the same month the highly contagious respiratory illness was also found in two Houston residents.
Measles cases reported in Texas as vaccine rate against the disease has fallen
Two of the four cases are in Lubbock, which hasn’t seen a case in more than 20 years. Measles vaccination rates in Texas have fallen over the last four years.
Texas officials identify 2 measles cases in unvaccinated schoolchildren
Texas officials have identified two measles cases in West Texas, both of them in unvaccinated school-age children. The children, who reside in Gaines County, were both hospitalized in Lubbock, the Department of State Health Services announced on Thursday.
Texas reports a total of 4 measles cases in January
There were no measles cases in 2024, but 2025 is different. There have been four reported this year, and it’s still January. Both cases were in unvaccinated school-age children in Gaines County and were hospitalized in Lubbock.
Two more measles cases reported in Texas after last week's cases diagnosed in Houston
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Measles cases reported in Texas as vaccine rates against the disease has fallen
Two of the cases have been reported in Lubbock, a first in more than 20 years. Meanwhile, measles vaccination rates in Texas have fallen over the last four years.
Texas Measles Outbreak Raises Alarm
After reportedly being eradicated from the U.S. in 2000, there were four times more outbreaks of measles in the U.S. in 2024 ...