At least 124 cases have been identified in Texas since late January, mostly among children and teenagers who are unvaccinated or whose vaccination status was unknown.
Measles cases has risen to 124 across several counties in West Texas, and health officials are seeing no clear end in sight to the outbreak. Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed the first death related to the outbreak Wednesday.
HOUSTON — Houston Mayor John Whitmire told KHOU 11 he is confident in the city's ability to swiftly respond to any potential arrival of measles cases as an outbreak in the western part of the state continues to grow.