Local health officials are watching the sharp rise in measles cases among rural West Texas communities, with more cases expected to be confirmed over the next few weeks.

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.

The Texas Department of State Health Services reports a measles outbreak in the South Plains region of Texas has now grown to 90 cases from 58 cases in recent days.

Visitors to Big Bend National Park in West Texas will have an extra two months to access the popular Chisos Basin area this year before a lengthy project begins in July to tear down and rebuild the park’s Chisos Mountain Lodge.