Measles

The Texas Senate has passed a bill that would create a designated time to pray and read the Bible or other religious text during the school day. Texas and New Mexico have a combined measles case count of 317 since late January, surpassing the C.D.C.’s total measles cases for the United States in all of 2024. Our Samantha Larned reports on a change in Texas' classification of certain cases. Meanwhile, here in Lubbock, Texas Tech has announced two potential measles exposure sites: the Carpenter/Wells Complex and the Student Health Services clinic from March 4 through 12.

Lubbock's city council gave final approval on a zoning change in the Tech Terrace neighborhood, permitting the construction of a student housing project where the Godbold building once stood. Our reporter Samantha Larned has an update on the measles outbreak in Texas in New Mexico region, plus two new cases reported in Oklahoma. Texas Tech University is hosting a free car clinic today for students, students, faculty, and staff from 10:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. at the northwest portion of the Commuter Satellite parking lot, on the corner of 10th Street and Texas Tech Parkway.

The measles outbreak in rural Texas has exposed how hospital buildings are ill-equipped. Meanwhile, long distances between providers makes testing people and transporting samples difficult.

The measles outbreak has claimed at least two lives so far. Texas will share its own update on the outbreak on Friday.

The Texas Newsroom’s Nina Banks reports on two proposed bills in the Texas Legislature, authored by Lubbock state senator Charles Perry, that would restrict THC sales. Measles cases continue to rise in the region, including here in Lubbock. Our reporter Samantha Larned says health officials expect numbers to "pick up" in more densely populated areas.

Vaccination eliminated measles from the U.S. 25 years ago. But it can still spread in pockets where vaccination rates are low, like the west Texas county with a current outbreak. Here's how fast.

The first death in relation to the region’s ongoing measles outbreak was confirmed by the City of Lubbock and Department of State Health Services yesterday morning. Our Samantha Larned has more from local health officials. The Texas Lottery is under scrutiny following two jackpot controversies that’ve raised questions about the system's integrity. The Texas Newsroom’s Lucio Vasquez explains the investigations.

The first death in relation to the ongoing measles outbreak in West Texas has been confirmed by local and state health officials. The patient was an unvaccinated school-aged child, hospitalized in Lubbock last week.

The outbreak is primarily affecting West Texas, but officials in San Antonio, New Braunfels and San Marcos are monitoring cases after an infected person recently visited the area, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.

Lubbock’s city council approved a zoning change yesterday that would allow for the construction of a high-rise student housing facility in the Tech Terrace neighborhood. Our reporter Samantha Larned gives the latest on the measles outbreak in West Texas and a free vaccine clinic hosted by Lubbock Public Health for unvaccinated individuals. The clinics run through Thursday, 10 A.M. to 3 P.M. and this Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 3 P.M. at the public health building at 2015 50th Street.