Several states are working to contain measles outbreaks after authorities confirmed that a school-age child has died from the disease in Texas. Officials in Texas announced the child's death Wednesday,

Pryor was appointed to serve as Governor Gina Raimondo’s Commerce Secretary in 2014. He remained in that role until into Governor Dan McKee’s administration, but left to run as a candidate for Rhode Island General Treasurer.

Measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000 but has since made a comeback which experts attribute to international travel and the rise of anti-vaccine sentiment. It remains to be seen whether the ongoing outbreaks will die out or continue to spread.