A person who was hospitalized with measles has died in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month. Texas Tech University Health Sciences ... There are also nine cases in eastern New Mexico. Measles is a respiratory virus that ...

Eighteen of the sickened Texans have been hospitalized during the outbreak, as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the cases were “not unusual.”

More than 130 people have been infected with measles across Texas and New Mexico. The previous measles death in the U.S. occurred in 2015.

A paramedic administers a dose of the measles vaccine at a health center in Lubbock, Texas, Feb. 27, 2025. The West Texas measles outbreak continues to grow, now possibly spreading into the central part of the state and neighboring New Mexico, health officials said Friday.

Texas Tech University, a public institution, has been offering online bachelor's degree programs since 2010-2011. The majority of the online classes are recorded and archived so students can ...