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MRT (free): Outbreak Hits 150 Cases // Senate Bans Lottery Couriers // Trump Admin Removes 5 TX Immigration Judges // Harris County Covers $870k Legal Bill
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MustReadTexas.com – @MustReadTexas
BY: @MattMackowiak
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TOP NEWS
“Texas measles outbreak reaches nearly 150 cases,” Dallas Morning News' Jaime Landers — “The measles outbreak in Texas has reached nearly 150 cases, according to a Friday morning update from the state health department.
Health officials said 146 cases have been identified since late January, up from the 124 cases reported earlier this week. Twenty of those patients have been hospitalized, and one school-age, unvaccinated child has died.
Measles is one of the most contagious viruses in the world, and spreads mostly among unvaccinated people. Of the 146 cases in Texas, 141 cases were in people who were either unvaccinated or whose vaccination status was unknown, according to the state health department.
The outbreak started in Gaines County, near the New Mexico border. At 98 cases, it is still home to a vast majority of patients. Terry County is next at 21 cases, and Dawson County follows at eight.
Texas’ count doesn’t include nine measles cases reported in New Mexico, which officials have said were likely connected to the West Texas outbreak." DMN ($)
TOP NEWS
“Texas leaders quiet amid the biggest measles outbreak in decades” Texas Tribune
#TXLEGE
“Texas Senate passes ban on lottery sales through courier services” SAEN ($)
“Bills introduced a year after state’s largest blaze seek to limit wildfires” Texas Tribune
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
“Commissioners OK $870K for Hidalgo and ex-aide's Elevate legal fees” Houston Chronicle ($)
“Bexar County DA asks Texas AG: Are speeding ticket cameras legal?” SAEN ($)
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
“Trump administration removes five immigration judges in Texas, union says” Texas Tribune
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
> TX TRIB: "Trump tariffs set to hit Texas’ biggest trading partners beginning next week" TX TRIB
> TX TRIB: "A year after Texas’ largest wildfire, Panhandle residents tugged between hope and anxiety" TX TRIB
> TX TRIB: "Trump administration removes five immigration judges in Texas, union says" TX TRIB
> TX TRIB: "Bills introduced a year after state’s largest blaze seek to limit wildfires" TX TRIB
> AP: "Measles is one of the world’s most contagious viruses. Here’s what to know and how to avoid it" AP
> HOU CHRON: "Abbott steps up online attacks as support builds for school vouchers" HOU CHRON
> TX MONTHLY: "Sunday’s Moon Landing Could Fulfill a Texas Tech Professor’s Dream—or End in a Nightmare" TX MONTHLY
> HOU CHRON: "Wynn Resorts share repurchase boosts Fertitta to become largest stakeholder" HOU CHRON
> COMMUNITY IMPACT: "Texas Senate passes bill that would give experienced teachers up to $10K raises" COMMUNITY IMPACT
> HOU CHRON: "This longtime Houston refinery is laying off 86% of its workforce by April" HOU CHRON
> COMMUNITY IMPACT: "A Texas-UK partnership, school library councils: 5 legislative updates from DFW-area lawmakers" COMMUNITY IMPACT
> COMMUNITY IMPACT: "188-acre Marketplace shopping center coming soon to Valley Ranch" COMMUNITY IMPACT
> COMMUNITY IMPACT: "Keller ISD addresses $9.4M shortfall, budget cuts for fiscal year 2025-26" COMMUNITY IMPACT
> COMMUNITY IMPACT: "Houston ISD to consider potential campus closures as 2025-26 budget talks begin" COMMUNITY IMPACT
> COMMUNITY IMPACT: "Houston First Corporation sees record-setting year with 54M visitors in 2024" COMMUNITY IMPACT
> AP: "Texas lottery drawings that paid out big jackpots are the focus of widening investigatons" AP
> TX TRIB: "A shortage of criminal defense attorneys threatens indigent right to counsel in rural Texas" TX TRIB
> TX TRIB: "Who are the Mennonites in a Texas community where measles is spreading?" TX TRIB
> AP: "Texas says this doctor illegally treated trans youth. He says he followed the law" AP
> HOU CHRON: "BP shifts focus to oil and gas production in latest strategy" HOU CHRON
> TX MONTHLY: "Un Pasaje a la Muerte" TX MONTHLY
> AP: "Private company rockets toward the moon in the latest rush of lunar landing attempts" AP
> TX MONTHLY: "Bighorn Sheep Once Roamed West Texas by the Thousands. Can They Do It Again?" TX MONTHLY
> TX MONTHLY: "As Trump Clamps Down On Immigration, an El Paso Cafe for Migrants Continues Its Services—but Quietly" TX MONTHLY
> TX MONTHLY: "A Deadly Passage" TX MONTHLY
> AP: "As measles cases mount in the US, what’s the situation worldwide?" AP
EXTRA POINTS
Recent Texas sports scores:
Thurs
> NCAAM: North Texas 71, Florida Atlantic 61
> NCAAM: Tarleton State 67, Abilene Christian 52
> NBA: Dallas 103, Charlotte 96
> NCAAM: Grand Canyon 85, UT-Arlington 71
> NCAAM: Western Kentucky 80, UTEP 73
Fri
> NHL: Dallas 6, LA 2
> NCAAM: Texas State 102, James Madison 93
This weekend's Texas sports schedule:
Sat
> 1pm: NCAAM: #10 Texas Tech at Kansas (ESPN)
> 2pm: NCAAM: Abilene Christian at UT-Arlington (ESPN+)
> 2:15pm: NCAAM: Incarnate Word at East Texas A&M (ESPN+)
> 3pm: NCAAM: Prairie View A&M at Alcorn State (ESPN+)
> 3pm: NCAAM: Texas Southern at Jackson State (ESPN+)
> 3pm: NCAAM: UCF at TCU (ESPN+)
> 3pm: NCAAM: Middle Tennessee State at UTEP (ESPN+)
> 3:30pm: NCAAM: Cincinnati at #4 Houston (CBS)
> 3:30pm: NCAAM: Houston Christian at Northwestern State (ESPN+)
> 2pm: NCAAM: Abilene Christian at UT-Arlington (ESPN+)
> 4pm: NCAAM: SMU at Stanford (ACC Network)
> 4:30pm: NCAAM: Louisiana Tech at Sam Houston State (ESPN+)
> 4:30pm: NCAAM: New Orleans at UT-RGV (ESPN+)
> 4:30pm: NCAAM: SE Louisiana at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (ESPN+)
> 5pm: NCAAM: Nicholls at Stephen F. Austin (ESPN+)
> 6pm: NCAAM: McNeese at Lamar (ESPN+)
> 7pm: NBA: Sacramento at Houston
> 7pm: NBA: San Antonio at Memphis
> 7pm: NBA: Milwaukee at Dallas
> 7pm: NCAAM: Oklahoma State at Baylor Abilene Christian at UT-Arlington (ESPN+)
> 7pm: NCAAM: Georgia at Texas (ESPN2)
> 7:30pm: NCAAM: #12 Texas A&M at #3 Florida (SEC Network)
> 8:30pm: MLS: Colorado at Dallas
> 9:30pm: MLS: Austin at Portland
Sun
> 5pm: NCAAM: Rice at UTSA (ESPN+)
> 6pm: NBA: Oklahoma City at San Antonio (ESPN)
> 6pm: MLS: Miami at Houston
DALLAS COWBOYS: "Cowboys' Schottenheimer hits the ground running at NFL combine" DMN ($)
TEXAS FOOTBALL: "Jahdae Barron scouting profile: NFL draft projections, combine results" AAS ($)
TEXAS A&M FOOTBALL: "Texas A&M's Shemar Stewart draws comparisons to Aggie legend after scouting combine effort" AAS ($)
TEXAS RANGERS: "3 Rangers observations: Sebastian Walcott shows elite potential" DMN ($)
NASCAR: "NASCAR, hot off recent Daytona 500, brings its annual stop to Austin's COTA this week" AAS ($)
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