DALLAS — More than 140 cases of measles have been reported in Texas, including one here in North Texas, and a child in Lubbock has died from the virus, health officials said. The number of cases in the West Texas outbreak increased by 22 when officials released new data Friday, bringing the total to 146.

Amy Gage, Ultimate Cheer Lubbock mom and her daughter, a cheerleader, Emmy Grove, told EverythingLubbock.com when they saw people taking off running, they immediately did the same. Gage said, “I mean, fear is not a strong enough word.”

Covenant Children's Hospital is pictured from outside the emergency entrance on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Mary Conlon)(Mary Conlon / AP) After a pediatric patient in ...

The historic season for the fifth-ranked Estacado Matadors came to an end Tuesday night at the hands of top-ranked Dallas Kimball 74-56. Despite trailing by just eight at the

North Texas health officials said they are keeping a close eye on the spread in outbreak communities and have plans in place in the event of cases popping up in the DFW metroplex. Stephen Love of the DFW Hospital Council says he met with Chief Medical officers in the last 24 hours.

Dallas – The number of people with measles in Texas increased to 146 in an outbreak that led this week to the death of an unvaccinated school-aged child, health officials said Friday.

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Texas Tech assistant coach Matt Braeuer is leaving the program to take over as head coach at Stephen F. Austin, CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein reported on Friday. Braeuer is in his second season at Texas Tech. He spent five years on Grant McCasland’s staff at North Texas before following him to Lubbock when he was hired as head coach in March 2023.