Note: The above video shows the top headlines from the morning of July 8, 2025. LUBBOCK, Texas – In an update on Tuesday, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported 753 confirmed cases of measles in the West Texas outbreak.

Texas health officials on Tuesday said the county at the center of the state's measles outbreak is no longer classified as an outbreak county.

There were no new measles outbreak cases to report in Texas in the last week, and the number of counties on the Texas active outbreak list has dropped to two.

BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – The Texas Department of State Health Services reported the first case of measles in 2025 in Bexar County. The agency announced the new case in its weekly update published on Tuesday. The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.

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DSHS clarified how it came up with six cases, saying there are four people who had measles symptoms "who are associated with the initial two cases" in Williamson County.

An unvaccinated school-aged child in Texas has died of measles, the first associated with an outbreak that has infected more than 100 people. ABC News. Video. ... according to DSHS.

Three new cases were added to the total this week. This brings the total number of infections linked to this measles outbreak to 753.

DALLAS — More than 700 cases of measles have been reported in Texas, including seven here in North Texas, and two children in Lubbock have died from the virus, health officials said. The number ...

The US has hit 800 measles cases across 24 states, with Texas the epicenter of the outbreak, ... (DSHS) said Friday. And 371 cases have been reported in Gaines County, ...

The DSHS emphasizes that the MMR vaccine is safe, effective, and the best defense against measles. Even a single dose provides about 93% protection, though the recommended two-dose series ...