/tags/west-texas West Texas en-US Copyright Tue, 15 Apr 2025 21:25:18 GMT /health-wellness/2025-04-15/measles-case-west-texas-outbreak-reported-rockwall-county The Rockwall County Commissioners Court said on social media the person, who has since recovered, may have traveled to West Texas recently. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 21:25:18 GMT /health-wellness/2025-04-15/measles-case-west-texas-outbreak-reported-rockwall-county Kailey Broussard /texas-news/2025-04-14/measles-exploded-in-texas-after-stagnant-vaccine-funding-new-cuts-threaten-the-same-across-the-us The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance. Health officials say the easily preventable disease has ripped through communities sprawling across more than 20 Texas counties in part because health departments were starved of the funding needed to run vaccine programs. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 13:29:44 GMT /texas-news/2025-04-14/measles-exploded-in-texas-after-stagnant-vaccine-funding-new-cuts-threaten-the-same-across-the-us The Associated Press /news/2025-04-08/texas-measles-outbreak-isnt-slowing-down-how-can-that-change Health experts say driving up vaccination rates in affected areas is the most effective defense against this disease Tue, 08 Apr 2025 20:19:30 GMT /news/2025-04-08/texas-measles-outbreak-isnt-slowing-down-how-can-that-change Olivia Aldridge /texas-news/2025-03-28/west-texas-children-treated-for-vitamin-a-toxicity-as-medical-disinformation-measles-spread Medical disinformation connected to the West Texas measles outbreak has created a new problem. Children are being treated for toxic levels of vitamin A. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 10:53:21 GMT /texas-news/2025-03-28/west-texas-children-treated-for-vitamin-a-toxicity-as-medical-disinformation-measles-spread David Martin Davies /news/2025-02-28/as-the-texas-outbreak-grows-how-contagious-is-measles-really Vaccination eliminated measles from the U.S. 25 years ago. But it can still spread in pockets where vaccination rates are low, like the west Texas county with a current outbreak. Here's how fast. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 15:41:03 GMT /news/2025-02-28/as-the-texas-outbreak-grows-how-contagious-is-measles-really Maria Godoy, Alyson Hurt /texas-news/2025-02-26/state-reports-west-texas-measles-outbreak-cases-now-at-124 The Texas Department of Health and Human Services releases updated numbers of cases every Tuesday and Friday. Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:14:15 GMT /texas-news/2025-02-26/state-reports-west-texas-measles-outbreak-cases-now-at-124 Gabriella Alcorta-Solorio /energy-environment/2024-12-16/west-texas-carbon-capture-project-could-help-the-climate-but-some-worry-about-potential-risks Outside of Odessa, a Texas-based oil company is building a facility to pull carbon dioxide out of the air and then store it underground. Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:04:10 GMT /energy-environment/2024-12-16/west-texas-carbon-capture-project-could-help-the-climate-but-some-worry-about-potential-risks Mitch Borden | Marfa Public Radio /texas-news/2024-07-31/snyder-west-of-fort-worth-has-felt-more-than-90-earthquakes-in-the-past-week A disaster declaration has been issued for the area in Scurry County in case of future quakes. Wed, 31 Jul 2024 13:06:18 GMT /texas-news/2024-07-31/snyder-west-of-fort-worth-has-felt-more-than-90-earthquakes-in-the-past-week Michael Marks | Texas Standard /government/2024-06-13/in-far-west-texas-a-disappearing-river-poses-a-challenge-to-tourism The Rio Grande in the Big Bend has gone dry for the second year in a row, forcing the local tourism industry to adapt to a new reality. Thu, 13 Jun 2024 14:24:08 GMT /government/2024-06-13/in-far-west-texas-a-disappearing-river-poses-a-challenge-to-tourism Zoe Kurland /environment-nature/2024-03-18/west-texas-nuclear-waste-plan-remains-blocked-after-federal-appeals-court-ruling A years-long plan to ship some of the nation’s most radioactive types of nuclear waste to rural West Texas remains blocked after a ruling from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:45:04 GMT /environment-nature/2024-03-18/west-texas-nuclear-waste-plan-remains-blocked-after-federal-appeals-court-ruling Travis Bubenik | Marfa Public Radio