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As the measles outbreak in Texas continues to grow, and with cases popping up in other states, a doctor has urged people not to hold so-called “measles parties”, warning that doing so comes with some serious risks.

The senators' letter to Texas boards of regents comes after requests to restore $400 million in universities funds that are absent in budget drafts.

Red Raiders coach Grant McCasland allows assistant Jeff Linder to take the controls of the offense, and Texas Tech is cruising as a result.

At a public event last week, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said higher ed would get less funding if they don’t “kick DEI out of their schools,” a few weeks after lawmakers proposed a massive cut to public universities.

A Texas public health official is warning people to stop holding and attending "measles parties" as the outbreak has now spread to nine states across

Measles parties echo chicken pox parties from decades ago, when people would deliberately expose themselves or others to someone with a confirmed case in an attempt to spread the virus in a controlled environment. The chicken pox vaccine was introduced to the public in 1995, largely ending the practice.

House Higher Education Committee chair says university research and workforce are priorities. Expanding DEI ban not crucial because of SB 17's success

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick and his wife Brittany Mahomes returned home to Texas on Monday, Feb. 3 to see his former school play in Lubbock.

The state auditor's office found that Texas A&M University-Central Texas and McClennan Community College each had one violation of a DEI ban.