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The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting the measles outbreak in West Texas has ended.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/08/18/528924/state-health-officials-the-west-texas-measles-outbreak-has-ended/

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Texas school districts are coming back from summer with a rising number of parents asking for vaccine exemption forms and a new law that will make those documents even easier to obtain.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/08/18/528846/vaccine-exemption-requests-in-texas-spike-in-july-as-some-experts-fear-more-families-will-opt-out/

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The Harris County health department said Thursday it’s investigating a reported measles case in a child with no travel history, which would make it the first case in the Houston area this year that is not associated with international travel.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/04/03/517755/harris-county-health-officials-investigating-reported-measles-case-in-child-with-no-travel-history/

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Fort Bend County has reported a measles case, a woman between the ages of 50-60. County health officials say the case is associated with international travel.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/03/30/517222/fort-bend-county-health-officials-report-measles-case-associated-with-international-travel/

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Texas has 146 measles cases. Most are unvaccinated. #RodeoHouston starts next week, bringing people from across the state. Health officials say: Get vaccinated if you already aren't so you can enjoy the events.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/02/28/515033/houston-rodeo-measles-texas-vaccine-encouraged-experts/

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A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month and the first from measles in the U.S. since 2015.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/02/26/514826/an-unvaccinated-child-has-died-in-the-texas-measles-outbreak-thats-infected-more-than-120-people/

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