The University of Texas and Austin Public Health created a measles simulator for school districts and private schools around the county to better understand their risks.

The Texas Department of State Health Services has reported no new measles cases linked to the West Texas outbreak this week.

Gaines County, where Texas' massive measles outbreak began in January, no longer has ongoing measles transmission, according to state health officials.

The Texas Department of State Health Services says three new measles cases have been detected in the last week in connection to an outbreak in West Texas.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1,267 cases of measles had been confirmed in the U.S. as of July 1, 2025, including cases in Palmetto State neighbors Georgia and North Carolina along with 35 other states. The CDC has confirmed three measles deaths so far this year.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the U.S. is currently experiencing its worst measles outbreak in more than 30 years, according to the Associated Press. On Wednesday, the CDC said the 2025 case count has surpassed the 2019 count, when there were 1,274 cases for the year.

Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson, who has led the case since the early winter days of Kohberger being charged, gave a play-by-play of the evidence prosecutors intended to present at trial, painting the most detailed look at a case that has only been revealed through broad strokes pieced together from court documents.

Johns Hopkins’ data showed 790 confirmed cases in Texas — the epicenter of the current measles outbreak — while 95 cases were reported in New Mexico.