While Gaines County is the center of this outbreak, infections have spread to eight other surrounding counties.

Vaccines are the answer, and trusted leaders must persuade, not coerce, their followers on the issue. | Opinion ...

Gaines County is a vast, flat expanse far in the west of Texas: more than 1,500 square miles of sparsely populated farmland.

Many doctors have never seen measles in person. The Texas outbreak is reshaping how health systems prepare for drops in vaccinations.