Texas, Measles

Measles outbreak expands in West Texas around county with low vaccination rate
A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level.
Texas County Reports Measles Outbreak Among Unvaccinated Children
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is reporting an outbreak of measles in Gaines County. All cases have been identified among unvaccinated school-aged children who are residents of Gaines County.
Measles outbreak mounts among children in one of Texas’ least vaccinated counties
Public health practitioners warn that measles outbreaks like the one hitting children in Texas will become more common because of scores of laws around the United States — pending and passed — that ultimately lower vaccine rates.
Measles outbreak erupts in one of Texas’ least vaccinated counties
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 reported two measles cases in unvaccinated,
Measles outbreak escalating among children in red state's least vaccinated counties
A measles outbreak is growing in a Texas county with dangerously low vaccination rates. In late January, two school-age children from Gaines County were hospitalized with measles. Since an estimated 1 in 5 people with the disease end up in the hospital,

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Hard freeze, single-digit temperatures headed for North Texas
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Texas to execute man who killed pastor in church days after being released from anger management program
Texas will put to death on Wednesday a man convicted of the brutal 2011 killing of a Dallas-area pastor in his own church ...
Texas executes man convicted in 2011 murder of Arlington pastor
Steven Nelson, 38, was sentenced to death in 2012, a year after he was found guilty of murdering Arlington pastor Clint ...
Texas could soon be nation's largest state as homebuilding booms and Californians move in
Meanwhile, the state's population — the fastest growing in the nation — is expected to make Texas the most populous state in ...
Texas State Teachers Association warns that voucher bill will hurt teachers' pay
According to TSTA, while Senate Bill 2 has an initial cost of about $1 billion, the bill is expected to balloon up to $6 ...
Texas man set to be executed for killing a pastor in his own church
A Texas man convicted of beating and suffocating a Dallas area pastor in his own church is facing scheduled execution ...
Cooper Manning jokes hospital named after his family saw a lot of his son, Texas star QB Arch Manning
Cooper Manning joked that he spent a lot of time at Children's Hospital New Orleans with his son, Texas quarterback Arch ...
Texas senator proposes cutting property taxes by raising homestead exemption
Senate Bill 4 would raise the Texas homestead exemption to $140,000 and ensure school districts would not lose money.