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Mennonites, West Texans at center of measles outbreak choose medical freedom over vaccine mandates

By Devi Shastri, Associated Press, Carlos Nogueras, Texas Tribune/AP

The virus is spreading among Gaines County’s Mennonite community, where government mandates are not trusted. But another outbreak is also spreading, and that's mistrust in vaccines and public health.

Texas measles outbreak rises to 146 cases spanning more than 9 counties

By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press

The number of people with measles in Texas increased to 146 in an outbreak that led this week to the death of an unvaccinated school-aged child, health officials said Friday.

More pregnant women face life-threatening sepsis in wake of strict abortion laws

By Stephanie Sy, Shrai Popat

In the years since the Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion and since Texas instituted one of the country’s strictest abortion bans, the state has seen an increased rate of sepsis among women who lost their pregnancies in the…

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First measles death reported in West Texas outbreak that’s infected more than 120 people

By Devi Shastri, Associated Press

It's the first since the outbreak began late last month. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center spokesperson Melissa Whitfield confirmed the death Wednesday.

West Texas measles outbreak spreads amid vaccine hesitancy in some communities

By William Brangham, Azhar Merchant

There are now more than 120 confirmed measles cases linked to an outbreak in western Texas, the largest such outbreak the state has seen in over 30 years. It's raising questions about vaccine hesitancy in some communities and the growing…

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LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case about a Texas man on death row suing for access to DNA testing

By Associated Press

The U.S. Supreme Court heard the case of a Texas man on death row who has long argued that DNA testing would help prove he didn’t kill an 85-year-old woman during a home robbery decades ago.

What to know about the measles outbreak in West Texas as cases rise to 90

By Devi Shastri, Associated Press

The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 90 cases across seven counties, the state health department posted online Friday, and 16 people are hospitalized. State health officials have said this outbreak is Texas’ largest in nearly 30 years.

West Texas measles outbreak grows to 58 cases

By Devi Shastri, Associated Press

The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 58 cases as of Tuesday. Eight people in neighboring eastern New Mexico also have been diagnosed with the highly contagious disease.

Schools confront anxiety over Trump’s actions on immigration

By Moriah Balingit, Bianca Vázquez Toness, Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press

School officials have found themselves responding to rising anxiety among parents and their children, including those who are here legally.

15 cases of measles reported in small West Texas county with high rate of vaccine exemptions

By Sean Murphy, Devi Shastri, Associated Press

Some of the cases appear to be connected to private religious schools in the district, said Holbrooks, who cautioned that the investigation is ongoing.