Of the 147 cases of measles in TX reported already in 2026, most are in federal detention centers

The largest outbreak (108 cases thus far) is in a single contracted federal detention facility in Hudspeth County according to the Texas Department of Health Services. Te facility, which is managed by LaSalle Corrections previously housed immigration detainees although reports are conflicting as to whether or not that is still the case.

Texas officials have not been cooperative in providing detailed information regarding their response to this crisis such as contact tracing, vaccine availability or providing demographic information on infected individuals and the number of hospitalizations.