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Measles Outbreak in West Texas: 49 Confirmed Cases, Hundreds Suspected

A measles outbreak in Gaines County, Texas, has infected at least 49 people, mostly unvaccinated children, with 13 hospitalizations, and health officials suspect 200-300 more untested cases; the outbreak's epicenter is Seminole, a city with a large Mennonite population and high vaccine exemption rat...

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Texas Measles Outbreak Reaches 48 Cases, Raising Concerns

A measles outbreak in Texas has rapidly grown to 48 cases, the largest in over 30 years, affecting unvaccinated individuals and spreading to neighboring New Mexico; experts warn of a potential for a larger outbreak due to increasing vaccine hesitancy.

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West Texas Measles Outbreak Reaches 48 Cases, Worst in 30 Years

A measles outbreak in West Texas has surged to 48 cases, mainly among unvaccinated children and teens in a rural, undervaccinated Mennonite community, marking the state's worst outbreak in almost 30 years and exceeding the 49 cases reported in 1996; thirteen individuals have been hospitalized.

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Repeat Child Sex Offender on the Run After Allegedly Groping 7-Year-Old

Carlos Jose Ayala Morales, 43, a Honduran citizen with a lengthy criminal history, is wanted by Houston police for allegedly groping a 7-year-old girl on January 27th, after being released from ICE custody in February 2024 following a prison sentence for similar crimes.

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Texas Measles Outbreak Highlights Risk of Low Vaccination Rates

A measles outbreak in Gaines County, Texas, has infected 24 unvaccinated residents, nine of whom are hospitalized; this is linked to one of the state's highest rates of vaccine exemptions and reflects a nationwide trend of declining vaccination rates that threatens herd immunity.

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Mother of Slain Cheerleader Confronts Accused Illegal Immigrant in Court

Jacqueline Medina, mother of murdered Texas cheerleader Lizbeth Medina, confronted her daughter's accused killer, Rafael Govea Romero, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, in court on February 6th, 2024, where a judge deemed him competent to stand trial in August.

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Texas Measles Outbreak Reaches 48 Cases

A measles outbreak in Texas has reached 48 confirmed cases, the state's worst in nearly 30 years, with 13 hospitalizations; low vaccination rates in a rural community are the cause, and additional cases are likely.

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Texas Measles Outbreak: 48 Cases, Dozen Hospitalizations

A measles outbreak in Texas' South Plains has rapidly grown to at least 48 confirmed cases across four counties, with over a dozen hospitalizations, all among unvaccinated or those with unknown vaccination status, highlighting the urgent need for vaccination.

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Husband Charged with Murder Despite Missing Wife's Body

Texas realtor Suzanne Simpson vanished on October 6th; her husband, Brad Simpson, is charged with her murder based on witness accounts, his suspicious behavior, and forensic evidence, despite her body remaining undiscovered.

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Shooter Kills Self, Injures Son at Texas Megachurch

On Sunday, at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston, 36-year-old Genesse Ivonne Moreno, with a history of mental illness, shot and injured her 5-year-old son and a man in their 50s before being killed by off-duty police officers; the motive remains unclear.

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Texas Teenager and Boyfriend Charged with Grandmother's Murder

Seventeen-year-old Tara King and her 18-year-old boyfriend, Uriah Urick, were arrested in Laredo, Texas, on Sunday, February 12th, and charged with the capital murder of King's grandmother, Tammy King, whose body was discovered on February 5th in her Bacliff, Texas home with a possible gunshot wound...

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Measles Outbreak in Texas Underscores Threat of Declining U.S. Vaccination Rates

A measles outbreak in western Texas, with at least 15 confirmed cases among school-aged children, highlights the threat of declining vaccination rates in the U.S., jeopardizing herd immunity and potentially leading to the resurgence of other vaccine-preventable diseases like polio.

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