The above video shows the top local headlines for the morning of February 24, 2026. LUBBOCK, Texas— The Lubbock Public Health ...

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported 729 confirmed cases of measles in an update on Tuesday, May 27, ...

Four Texas counties are reporting cases in Texas, but new outbreaks have not reached the 2025 levels.

Lubbock County has seen a decrease in measles cases, with over 3,000 more MMR vaccines administered than expected, but health ...

LUBBOCK, Texas — Earlier this week, Lubbock’s Public health department released a statement confirming a case of the measles and the person who contracted it was unvaccinated and ...

Lubbock Public Health confirms the first measles case of 2026 within the city. Officials are identifying exposed individuals.

We do not need a new scientific breakthrough to stop measles. We need to rebuild trust in resources and make a commitment to truth.

Katherine Wells still remembers finding out that measles had hit West Texas. It was late January, and Wells, the director of the Lubbock Health Department, was notified that a child from nearby Gaines ...

As a measles outbreak exploded in Texas in February, local health officials struggled to reach CDC scientists who were grappling with changes under the new Trump administration, according to ...

The West Texas measles outbreak, the nation’s largest in 30 years, is now over, state health officials announced on Monday. The Texas Department of State Health Services announced the outbreak was ...

In 2026, there have been over 1,000 cases of measles. If vaccination rates keep dropping, the costs of medical care, public health efforts and lost work productivity could skyrocket.

As measles surged in Texas early this year, the Trump administration’s actions sowed fear and confusion among CDC scientists that kept them from performing the agency’s most critical function — ...