The measles outbreak in western Texas has hit 481 cases as 59 newly identified infections were confirmed over the last three days, according to new data published Friday.

The Texas Department of State Health Services on Friday reported 59 new measles cases in three days, bringing the total to 481 in the state, while New Mexico's health department reported 54 infections,

On the first day of Texas’ 2025 legislative session, the seeds of the state’s largest measles outbreak in 30 years may already have been taking root. The Texas Department of State Health Services announced the first two measles cases in West Texas’ Gaines County on Jan.

An investigation is under way after a child in northwest Harris County who had no recent travel history tested positive for measles.

The Texas health department reported 422 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase from 400 on March 28, as the United States battles one of the largest outbreaks of the disease in the past decade.

As the United States faces one of its worst measles outbreaks in decades, a new analysis finds that nearly a third of young children who were eligible to be vaccinated against the disease did not get their first shot on schedule.