Public Health
Market Street Shooter Blames COVID, Gets Probation Instead of Prison
Robert Joseph Baker, 39, shot and killed a stranger outside the Market Street at 19th and Quaker in 2020, fired off more rounds at a…
Trump’s CDC Silence Turned a Texas Measles Outbreak Into a Disaster
When measles cases started popping up in Lubbock in early 2025, local health officials did…
West Texas Measles Outbreak Officially Declared Over
After months of chaos, hospitalizations, and heartbreak, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)…
Texas Vaccine Exemptions Soar as Schools, Nurses, and Public Health Programs Struggle
Texas schools are heading into the new year with record-high vaccine exemption requests and a…
Daycares in Lubbock Swap Finger Paint for Hand, Foot, and Mouth
Lubbock Public Health announced that several local daycares are now serving up Hand, Foot, and…
Lubbock Celebrates Two Months Without Measles—Apparently Shots Actually Work
After months of being the national punchline for the biggest measles outbreak in decades, Lubbock…
West Texas Measles Outbreak Finally Slows, But the Lessons Are Peak Texas
Texas just lived through its biggest measles outbreak in decades—762 cases, two child deaths, and…
Lubbock Man Joins DOJ’s “Biggest Fraud Party Ever”
The Department of Justice just dropped the mic on the largest health care fraud takedown…
CDC Cuts Threaten Lubbock Health Department—Because Who Needs Vaccines Anyway?
At Friday’s Board of Health meeting, Lubbock’s public health director Katherine Wells dropped the cheery…
Measles outbreak: 744 cases reported across the South Plains
In the latest measles outbreak update, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) said…