Gaines County is a vast, flat expanse far in the west of Texas: more than 1,500 square miles of sparsely populated farmland. And right now, this is the epicenter of a measles outbreak the likes of ...

The “dirt” originated in west Texas, according to Thomas Kines, a senior meteorologist at AccuWeather. Many people reported watching the dust fall from the sky like rain throughout the two states.

The measles outbreak in West Texas is linked with cases in New Mexico, officials said Tuesday, as well as new cases reported in Oklahoma. This brings the total number of cases to 258 across three ...

The case could establish the nation’s first independent repository for spent nuclear fuel in West Texas, despite the objections of state leaders. The Waste Control Specialists site in Andrews ...

SEMINOLE, Texas — The building where hundreds of families are lining up for measles care amid a fast-growing outbreak in West Texas looks more like an abandoned car dealership than a doctor’s ...

Kennedy Jr., the health secretary. By Teddy Rosenbluth As containment efforts falter, the measles outbreak in West Texas is likely to persist for a year, perhaps even setting back the country’s ...

Measles outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico now have more than 250 cases total Measles outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico are now up to more than 250 cases, and two unvaccinated people have ...

U.S. Army Stryker armored vehicles began rolling to locations along the Mexican border in El Paso and the Big Bend regions of West Texas, the military's Joint Task Force Southern Border said.

A historic measles outbreak in West Texas is just short of 200 cases, Texas state health officials said Friday, while the number of cases in neighboring New Mexico tripled to 30. Most of the cases ...

Nearly 230 measles cases have been identified in outbreaks in West Texas and a nearby county in New Mexico. Experts say the rising totals – and two recent deaths – suggest that cases are ...