The Latest Breaking News from West Texas

The U.S. registered its first death from measles since 2015 this week, as a child who wasn’t vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas

During a briefing on Wednesday, Dr. Lara Johnson, Chief Medical Officer for Covenant Health Service Area explained that measles can only be prevented if enough people are vaccinated. As vaccination rates drop across the country, more outbreaks are likely to occur.

An unvaccinated child's death in a West Texas measles outbreak marks the first US death from measles in a decade.

The Mennonite population being affected by a measles outbreak in West Texas is part of a larger, loosely affiliated group of churches worldwide with varied beliefs and leadership structures — and with sometimes strained or distant relations with public authorities

A measles outbreak in rural West Texas has claimed the life of an unvaccinated child, marking the first U.S. measles-related death since 2015.

More than 120 people across nine counties have been infected during the largest Texas outbreak in 30 years.

A person who was hospitalized with measles has died from measles in West Texas

Dawson and Ector counties have reported their first cases as the outbreak area grows to seven counties.

The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 58 cases as of Tuesday

The 5.0 magnitude earthquake is tied for the sixth strongest in state history. Scientists have warned for years that increased fracking in West Texas is causing higher earthquake activity.

The ongoing measles outbreak in West Texas has doubled in size to 48 cases