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

The Mennonite population being affected by a measles outbreak in West Texas is part of a larger, loosely affiliated group of ...

Close-knit religious community claims it is a scapegoat for wider issue of anti-vax sentiment in rural West Texas ...

After Mennonites in Gaines County were singled out in discourse about the spread of measles in Texas, local pastor Jake Fehr ...

Measles has sickened nearly 150 mostly unvaccinated people in rural West Texas, and a school-age child has died.

An outbreak of measles in West Texas that has led to more than 100 cases and one death has largely been linked to a local Mennonite community.

Key Takeaways Texas has 159 measles cases, mostly in an unvaccinated Mennonite communityA federal response team has been ...

The BriefA measles outbreak in West Texas is impacting the Mennonite community.80 cases have been detected in Gaines ...

The Mennonite population being affected by a measles outbreak in West Texas is part of a larger, loosely affiliated group of churches worldwide with varied beliefs and leadership structures ...

Mennonites are part of the wider Anabaptist ... some moved to such areas as Gaines County and other communities in Texas and nearby states in the 1980s and 1990s. All along, they have preserved ...