Two of the four cases are in Lubbock, which hasn’t seen a case in more than 20 years. Measles vaccination rates in Texas have fallen over the last four years.

Texas reports a minor measles outbreak due to low vaccination rates. Health officials urge vaccinations to prevent the spread.

Two cases of measles have been confirmed in school-aged children in West Texas less than two weeks after the highly contagious respiratory illness was also reported in a pair of Houston residents. The children are residents of Gaines County who have not received the vaccine that protects against measles,

There were no measles cases in 2024, but 2025 is different. There have been four reported this year, and it’s still January. Both cases were in unvaccinated school-age children in Gaines County and were hospitalized in Lubbock.