‘Leave Measles Out of Spring Break’: California coast city releases PSA to try and slow virus spread Fears of continued spread of the virus come as the West Texas outbreak grows The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025
West Texas lawmakers push bills to divert some oil and gas taxes to help oil-producing counties with roads, other needs Reps. Tom Craddick and Brooks Landgraf want to divert 10% of taxes collected on oil and gas production to help budget-strapped counties keep up with growth. The Texas Tribune · Mar 25, 2025
Texas measles outbreak expected to last months - but it has spurred more vaccinations Measles cases in West Texas are still rising two months after the outbreak began The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2025
An abandoned West Texas oil well has created a 200-foot-wide sinkhole The rapidly-growing sinkhole in Upton County is the latest of many problems caused by old wells in the Permian Basin. The Texas Tribune · Mar 18, 2025
Health experts are wondering if the measles outbreak is a lot larger than it seems The highly contagious virus has been tied to the deaths of two unvaccinated people and the infections of hundreds in West Texas The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025
A Republican effort to set deadlines to plug orphan wells in Texas hits resistance The bill would have set deadlines for the oil and gas industry to plug inactive wells, which can pose a danger to the environment. The Texas Tribune · Mar 12, 2025
Rare mammoth tusk found on West Texas ranch Researchers have excavated a rare mammoth tusk discovered by a hunter on a West Texas ranch. LiveScience · Mar 12, 2025
This 'Dune' isn't fiction. It's the longest conveyer belt in the US and moving sand in Texas A more than 40-mile long conveyor belt filled with sand stretches from the oil fields of West Texas to New Mexico, all for the purpose of one mission: oil production The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2025
Measles cases are still rising in Texas. Here's what you should know about the contagious virus Measles outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico now have more than 250 cases total The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2025
West Texas reports nearly 200 measles cases. New Mexico is up to 30 Health officials say West Texas now has almost 200 measles cases and New Mexico's case number has tripled to 30 The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2025
Texas measles outbreak fueled by distrust in public health and personal choice Measles has sickened nearly 150 mostly unvaccinated people in rural West Texas, and a school-age child has died The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2025
West Texans, Mennonites at center of measles outbreak choose medical freedom over vaccine mandates In rural West Texas, measles has sickened nearly 150 people, most of them unvaccinated. A school-age child has died. The virus is spreading among Gaines County’s Mennonite community, where government mandates are not trusted. The Texas Tribune · Mar 4, 2025
Texas officials still don’t know how West Texas measles outbreak started Texas’ health commissioner fielded questions from state lawmakers about the outbreak and vaccine risks. The Texas Tribune · Mar 3, 2025
Measles Outbreak Claims Life In West Texas US Health Secretary's silence on measles vaccination amid deadly outbreak raises concerns. Health officials stress importance of vaccination for protection. Top News · Feb 27, 2025
The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2025 Measles cases continue to rise in the US. Here’s what to know and how to avoid it Americans are growing more concerned about the preventable virus after an unvaccinated child died in the West Texas outbreak this week
The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2025 As measles cases mount in the US, what’s the situation worldwide? 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
International Business Times · Feb 27, 2025 Texas Reports First US Measles Death In A Decade Amid Growing Outbreak 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.
International Business Times UK · Feb 27, 2025 Measles Outbreak In West Texas Claims First US Death In A Decade: Symptoms To Watch Out For An unvaccinated child's death in a West Texas measles outbreak marks the first US death from measles in a decade.
The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2025 Who are the Mennonites in a Texas community where measles is spreading? 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
Latin Times · Feb 26, 2025 Unvaccinated Child Becomes First in a Decade to Die of Measles as Texas Outbreak Grows 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.
The Texas Tribune · Feb 26, 2025 First death in West Texas measles outbreak is unvaccinated child More than 120 people across nine counties have been infected during the largest Texas outbreak in 30 years.
The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2025 First measles death is reported in the West Texas outbreak that's infected more than 120 people A person who was hospitalized with measles has died from measles in West Texas
The Texas Tribune · Feb 19, 2025 West Texas measles cases rise to 90 Dawson and Ector counties have reported their first cases as the outbreak area grows to seven counties.
The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025 Texas measles cases are up, and New Mexico now has an outbreak. Here's what you need to know The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 58 cases as of Tuesday
The Texas Tribune · Feb 15, 2025 Large earthquake strikes West Texas, among strongest ever in state 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.