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Trace Thomas for The Texas TribuneDeclining vaccination rates, decreasing trust in government and a political unwillingness to endorse vaccines is shaping Texas’ measles response. -
Olivia O'Rand/KTTZThe 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.
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The bill comes after an NBC investigation found that the UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth obtained hundreds of unclaimed bodies for medical research without explicit consent. -
There are at least 24 confirmed cases of measles in Gaines County. Many cases were among school-aged children, and at least nine patients have been hospitalized as of Tuesday afternoon. All were unvaccinated against measles. In the wake of the outbreak, health officials are urging people to get vaccinated. -
The small Big Bend area community could soon be home to a modular, telehealth-powered clinic that’s been touted as an innovative approach to improving rural health care access. -
Texas received $203.4 million in 2021 to help build community mental health programs at libraries and churches, among other efforts. Those funds expire Dec. 31.
